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Take the opportunity to try this cognitive challenge for yourself. Click on the image to access the test.
Simon Electronic Toy Game
Do you remember Simon? Try not to date yourself because Simon was a memory game from the 1980s. Watch this video and see if you can pass the Simon challenge!
(New Toys Best Toys, 2017).
Now that you understand how cognitive load theory works and how working memory affects our capacity to learn, it is essential that this knowledge be transferred to the learning environment. With the benefit of this knowledge, teachers can employ specific strategies in course design and facilitation. These teaching strategies are able to either take advantage of the benefits or mitigate the disadvantages of knowing how cognitive load theory works.
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