The latest Tweets from Daniel Willingham (@DTWillingham). I study & write about ways to apply basic sciences, esp. cognitive science, to K-16 education. I follow and unfollow a lot. Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Designers often overload learners with information, hurting learning and learner motivation, and thereby undercutting the very thing we say we want to accomplish. A designer can avoid this by understanding cognitive load theory and memory; in particular, the concepts of working memory and long term memory.
