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Direct instruction, worked examples and problem solving: The impact of instructional strategies on cognitive load
Innovations in Education and Teaching International. 2023. Vol. 60. No. 4. P. 488–500.
Research often examines cognitive load as it relates to direct instruction, worked examples and problem-solving combined as an integrated whole. The present study examines these strategies in isolation to see their effect on cognitive load. Using learning materials covering the basics of critical thinking to undergraduate law students (n = 160) at a Russian university, the current study isolated direct ‘example-free’ instruction, worked examples with no instructional explanations and problem-solving free from any form of instruction to examine their effects on cognitive load. Results show that students’ levels of cognitive load differ by condition. Clearly separating instructional strategies in this manner allows for the examination of how learners process information at a particular phase of instruction, and ultimately a more precise and accurate explanation of how specific instructional strategies contribute to cognitive load.
Sergei P. Zhdanov, Contemporary Educational Technology 2026 No. 18(4) Article 701
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) recently appeared as an issue of its time which has been
changing the educational landscape at a considerable rate and opening new pathways and
challenges for educators and learners. Therefore, in terms of GenAI for education this
bibliometric analysis will characterize the change and development by mapping trends and
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Kasprzhak A. G., Образовательная политика 2026 Т. 26 № 3 С. 98–102
Статья посвящена вкладу педагога Анатолия Пинского в реформу российского образования начала 2000-х годов. Автор анализирует, как результаты исследования PISA-2000 и «Концепция модернизации до 2010 года» привели к запуску федерального эксперимента по профильному обучению (2003–2007). В тексте раскрываются ключевые механизмы реформы - внедрение индивидуальных учебных планов, разделение профильного и углубленного обучения, создание опорных школ. Показано, как ...
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Rokotyanskaya L. Y., Gridina N. V., Varkan A. et al., М.: Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2026.
This methodological guide is based on a systematic approach, combining theoretical foundations with practical guidelines for organizing the educational process in inclusive settings. The manual consists of five sections, structured logically from general to specific.
The first section includes general recommendations that take into account the specific ways blind and visually impaired students perceive learning materials. The ...
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Ivanov I., Ostapenko E., World Leisure Journal 2026 P. 1–21
Adolescents’ leisure is increasingly compressed by tutoring and organized classes, raising concerns about time for self-directed recovery and agency. This study examines how structured and unstructured time relate to psychological well-being and academic achievement, and whether well-being helps explain time-achievement links. Using a 2024 school-based survey of 2,944 Russian students in grades 5–8, we measured ...
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This paper addresses the issue perceiving the national Vietnamese costume as a tool of cultural representation in the context of official state events held in Vietnam and abroad. The study focuses on specific cases of protocol visits, meetings, forums, and beauty contests, where the ao dai and other types and elements of national clothing are ...
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Yusupova E., Ogundele K. S., Durodola F. A., Social Psychology of Education 2026 No. 29 Article 127
This study examines the association between teacher expectations and mathematics growth among first-grade students in Russia. The sample included 1,155 students and 48 teachers from public schools in two Siberian regions. Students’ mathematics performance was assessed using START, with vertical test alignment used to measure individual growth. Multilevel regression models estimated on 20 multiply imputed ...
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Korchak A., Hughes C., Costley J., Journal of Research on Technology in Education 2026 P. 1–17
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) is increasingly used in higher education, yet its role in collaborative learning remains unclear. This study examines how students use Gen-AI during group lesson-planning tasks in an undergraduate education course. Drawing on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, we introduce the concept of “an effort space” and apply the categories of appropriate, over-, and ...
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Zhdanov S., М.: Народное образование, 2026.
The monograph provides a detailed examination of the pedagogical concept of developing students’ competence in the context of the digitalization of society. Within the framework of the theoretical and methodological basis of the scientific research, key pedagogical concepts are revealed: digital competencies, information and communication technologies (ICT), artificial intelligence (AI), learning personalization, forms of digital ...
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Large language models (LLMs) have been proposed as a substitute for field trials in itemdifficulty estimation, but evidence about where they succeed is usually drawn from a single test form. We compare LLM difficulty predictions across three task types that make different language demands, grammar cloze, semantic cloze and reading comprehension, on two operational Grade ...
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Denisenko I., Petrenko O., Vasilyeva T., Киров: Межрегиональный центр инновационных технологий в образовании, 2026.
Монография посвящена преодолению разрыва между стратегическими целями развития образования и повседневной практикой школы. Научно-методическое сопровождение рассматривается как управленческий механизм перевода образовательных инициатив в устойчивые изменения педагогических и управленческих практик.
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Vradiy N., Давыдова Е. А., Просвещение. Иностранные языки 2026
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Милицына П. С., Rozhkova K., Roshchin S. et al., Высшее образование в России 2026 № 8-9 С. 94–115
Привлечение и удержание молодых педагогов в школах является одним из важнейших вопросов для преодоления проблемы кадрового дефицита в системе образования. В статье анализируются особенности трудоустройства выпускников российских вузов педагогических специальностей выпуска 2021–2022 гг. На основе тотальных административных данных выявлены факторы, влияющие на вероятность их первоначального трудоустройства в школу и последующего закрепления в профессии. Результаты показывают, ...
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Поликарпова Д. А., Социологическое обозрение 2026 Т. 25 № 3 С. 432–441
This article is a review of Natalia Samutina's collection of texts «This Music is Too Beautiful: texts on cinema and more» (Moscow: Novoye Literaturnoye Obozrenie, 2025), edited by the author's colleagues, Boris Stepanov and Irina Kaspe. Considering the volume as a «seismograph of time», the author reconstructs the intellectual context of Russian film theory in ...
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Grishina D., Исаева В. М., Journal of Sinographic Philologies and Legacies 2026 Vol. 2 No. 3 P. 47–64
The second half of the nineteenth century became a time of many dramatic events on the Korean peninsula. With opening the country to trade and diplomacy with Westernized (Japan) or Western (USA, France, Great Britain) countries led to a division within Korean society, since the 1880s Chosŏn (Korea) has entered the age of political and ...
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Sorokin P., Morozova E., Goshin M. E. et al., Высшее образование в России 2026 Т. 35 № 3 С. 63–89
The purpose of this study is to empirically identify the potential of contemporary educators involved in university entrepreneurship support initiatives as potential drivers of ecosystem development. This is achieved through an analysis of their key individual characteristics, professional experience, pedagogical practices, and the institutional context of the university environment. To this end, based on a ...
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Nisskaya A., Беляевская Е. С., Современная зарубежная психология 2026 Т. 3 № 15 С. 89–97
Context. The preschool period is a critical stage for the development of prosocial behavior. Children begin to understand the feelings of others, and the foundations of empathy and mutual assistance are formed. Situation-specific expressions of care can develop into more stable forms when children are embedded in a system of social relationships. However, the specific characteristics ...
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М.: Национальный исследовательский университет "Высшая школа экономики", 2026.
The next collection “Cases of Russian Universities” contains cases developed in the master’s program “Management in Higher Education,” which has been offered since 2011 by the Institute of Education at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. The program is intended for university staff aiming for a managerial career or seeking to develop their ...
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Costley J., Gorbunova A., Savelyev A. et al., Innovations in Education and Teaching International 2025 Vol. 62 No. 2 P. 527–541
One way to reduce the cognitive load students feel during instruc tion is to change the way content is delivered. This can be achieved by optimising the instructional sequence and providing sufficient instructional support during problem-solving. However, the litera ture is unclear regarding whether an inductive or a deductive instructional sequence is best for processing ...
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Gorbunova A., Мир психологии. Научно-методический журнал 2024 № 2 С. 237–253
The present paper gives a brief overview of the cognitive load theory and presents the results of the empirical research with experimental design: the control group received instruction in a “traditional” sequence, the experimental group received problem-solving first instruction. The results of the study confirm the hypothesis that introducing worked examples is beneficial for the ...
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Problem-solving support and instructional sequence: impact on cognitive load and student performance
Costley J., Gorbunova A., Courtney M. et al., European Journal of Psychology of Education 2023 Vol. 39 No. 3 P. 1817–1840
In terms of instructional sequencing and cognitive load research, it remains unclear what effect different instructional sequences have on cognitive load and how to use problem-solving support within instructional sequences to reduce cognitive load. The current study examines how instructional sequencing and problem-solving support interact with different types of cognitive load and learner performance. University ...
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Vasilenko V., В кн.: Когнитивная наука в Москве: новые исследования. Материалы конференции 19 июня 2019 г.: М.: Буки Веди, 2019. С. 95–98.
The aim of the work was to determine predictors of success in solving insight and non-insight problems. The processes of solving insight and non-insight problems occur with different dynamics and affects various mechanisms, and therefore both types of problems were chosen to compare the described phenomena. Based on the model of two systems — System 1 ...
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Lange C., Gorbunova A., Shmeleva E. et al., Interactive Learning Environments 2023 Vol. 31 No. 10 P. 6640–6651
Although widely used, video lectures may have negative effects on maintaining student interest. When content is presented in video lectures, information processing issues can contribute to a decrease in interest and engagement. One solution is to scaffold instruction so that information is processed efficiently, and interest is maintained. While extant research examines two known scaffolding ...
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Lange C., Almusharraf N., Koreshnikova Y. et al., Heliyon 2021 Vol. 7 No. 8 P. 1–7
The use of worked examples has been shown to be an effective instructional method for reducing cognitive load and successfully engaging in problem-solving. Extant research often views worked examples as an integrated part of direct instruction. Studies have examined the problem-solving effects of worked examples used in tandem with instructional explanations. However, a gap exists ...
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