Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach

Lecturing is widely considered to be a passive, teacher-centred teaching method that fails to foster learning, yet it remains the most feasible method of teaching among higher institutions. Some modern lectures, aligned with recommendations from published guidelines on effective lecturing, are less...

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Main Authors: Siti Nurma Hanim, Hadie, Asma, Hassan, Mohd Ismail, Z. I., Hairul Nizam, Ismail, Saiful Bahri, Talip, Ahmad Fuad, Abdul Rahim
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author Siti Nurma Hanim, Hadie
Asma, Hassan
Mohd Ismail, Z. I.
Hairul Nizam, Ismail
Saiful Bahri, Talip
Ahmad Fuad, Abdul Rahim
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description Lecturing is widely considered to be a passive, teacher-centred teaching method that fails to foster learning, yet it remains the most feasible method of teaching among higher institutions. Some modern lectures, aligned with recommendations from published guidelines on effective lecturing, are less didactic and more interactive than others, but little is known about converting the classical knowledge-transfer process of lecturing to actual learning. We introduce a cognitive load theory-based lecture guideline that adopts various types of empirically proven strategies to manage learners’ mental loads during lectures. We conducted a randomised controlled trial to evaluate its effectiveness by determining the between-group difference in cognitive load level, self-perceived learning, knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention. This study discusses the practical application of the guideline and several examples of the principles.
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spelling unimas-144722023-08-28T01:19:04Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14472/ Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach Siti Nurma Hanim, Hadie Asma, Hassan Mohd Ismail, Z. I. Hairul Nizam, Ismail Saiful Bahri, Talip Ahmad Fuad, Abdul Rahim L Education (General) Lecturing is widely considered to be a passive, teacher-centred teaching method that fails to foster learning, yet it remains the most feasible method of teaching among higher institutions. Some modern lectures, aligned with recommendations from published guidelines on effective lecturing, are less didactic and more interactive than others, but little is known about converting the classical knowledge-transfer process of lecturing to actual learning. We introduce a cognitive load theory-based lecture guideline that adopts various types of empirically proven strategies to manage learners’ mental loads during lectures. We conducted a randomised controlled trial to evaluate its effectiveness by determining the between-group difference in cognitive load level, self-perceived learning, knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention. This study discusses the practical application of the guideline and several examples of the principles. Routledge 2016-11-03 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14472/1/Empowering-students%E2%80%99-minds-through-a-cognitive-load-theory-based-lecture-model-A-metacognitive-approach_2016_Innovations-in-Education-and-Teaching-International.html Siti Nurma Hanim, Hadie and Asma, Hassan and Mohd Ismail, Z. I. and Hairul Nizam, Ismail and Saiful Bahri, Talip and Ahmad Fuad, Abdul Rahim (2016) Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach. Innovations in Education and Teaching International. pp. 1-10. ISSN 14703297 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84994130203&partnerID=40&md5=e17e8363a898724c96546d86df3a9405 DOI: 10.1080/14703297.2016.1252685
spellingShingle L Education (General)
Siti Nurma Hanim, Hadie
Asma, Hassan
Mohd Ismail, Z. I.
Hairul Nizam, Ismail
Saiful Bahri, Talip
Ahmad Fuad, Abdul Rahim
Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach
title Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach
title_full Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach
title_fullStr Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach
title_full_unstemmed Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach
title_short Empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: A metacognitive approach
title_sort empowering students’ minds through a cognitive load theory-based lecture model: a metacognitive approach
topic L Education (General)
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14472/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14472/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14472/1/Empowering-students%E2%80%99-minds-through-a-cognitive-load-theory-based-lecture-model-A-metacognitive-approach_2016_Innovations-in-Education-and-Teaching-International.html