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cognitive load

cognitive load Cognitive load is the amount and type of mental effort involved in learning or performing a task.

Cognitive load is the amount and type of mental effort involved in learning or performing a task. In cognitive load theory, it includes load from the material’s inherent complexity, load added by unhelpful instructional demands, and effort that supports building and automating useful mental structures for learning.