Mayer's+C-L+Mind+Map



= Mayer's Triarchic Model of Cognitive Load =

I. Extraneous Cognitive Processing Principles
==== Extraneous cognitive processing should be reduced as much as possible by instructional designers (Mayer, 2009). Coherence, signaling, redundancy, & spatial & temporal contiguity are the primary principles for adaptation (Mayer, 2009). Weed out the unnecessary information from the confusing instructional design. ====

A. Coherence
==== Question: Do people learn better when extraneous material is excluded rather than included (Mayer, 2009)? Concise method vs. elaborated method. Exclude any and all media that does not serve the purpose of satisfying the goals and objectives of the lessons (Laureate, 2009). ====

D. Spatial Contiguity
==== Question: Do people learn better when corresponding graphics and printed text are placed near each other rather than far from each other on the page or screen (Mayer, 2009)? Integrated method vs. separated method. ====

II. Essential Cognitive Processing Principles
==== Essential cognitive processing needs to managed so necessary concepts and content can be easily understood (Mayer, 2009). Segmenting, pre-training, & modality are the primary principles for adaptation (Mayer, 2009). Include all that is necessary but in ways for students to easily understand. ====

B. Pre-training
==== Question: Do people learn better when they receive pre-training in the names and characteristics of key components rather than without pre-training (Mayer, 2009)? Pre-training vs. no-pre-training method. People learn better if they are at least familiar with the concepts in the lesson (Laureate, 2009). ====

C. Modality
==== Question: Do people learn better from graphics and narration than from graphics and printed text (Mayer, 2009)? Narration vs. text method. People do learn better from a multimedia presentation when words are presented in spoken form rather than in textual form (Laureate. 2009). ====

III. Generative Cognitive Processing Principles
==== Generative cognitive processing needs to fostered motivation for learning (Mayer, 2009). Multimedia, personalization, voice, & image are the primary principles for adaptation (Mayer, 2009). This is the ideal way of processing all included in the multimedia presentation. ====