Mar 30, 2023

When we switch between one task and another due to an interuption there is a cost.  Whilst we may feel like we are managing we often underestimate the toll task-switching has on our time, productivity and wellbeing.  In this episode we take a brief look at how we get interupted, the cost of those interuptions and the...

Mar 22, 2023

This week we really start to draw on previous episodes with the theory of Dual Coding.  Key to this is Working Memory Model (for a image of this please use this link) which is covered here.  This epsiode then discusses dual coding before extending to the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning proposed by Mayer (2002)...

Mar 15, 2023

What exactly are schemas and why should teachers know about them?  We learn about retrieval practice, metacognition, cognitive load, working memory and many other cognitive theories and underpinning pretty much all of them are schemas.  It is the way that we theorise about how knowledge is stored in, linked and...

Mar 8, 2023

The links between sports psychology and education may not be immediately obvious but talking to Matt Shaw from InnerDrive clearly demonstrates just how interrelated these two areas are.  Both sport and education require learning, need students to manage emotions especially during performance and aim to encourage...

Mar 1, 2023

This week's episode looks at Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) in detail, we have talked about it before with Bradley Busch but this delves into the original theory and how it has been researched more recently.  With a good understanding of CLT and various other concepts that underpin it such as working memory and schemas...