Part II. Basic Guidelines for Managing Extraneous (Irrelevant) Cognitive Load
IN PART 2 WE INCLUDE six chapters that summarize all of the proven ways you can reduce extraneous (irrelevant) and intrinsic cognitive load. When learners are novice and the skills are complex, you should keep extraneous cognitive load low and manage intrinsic cognitive load in order to free up working memory for learning. Many of the proven techniques that reduce extraneous cognitive load involve best ways to use the basic communication tools of visuals, text, and audio to present your content. Effective use of graphics, audio, and text can make the best use of limited working memory resources by:
Dividing content between the visual and auditory centers in working memory ...
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