We’ve all found ourselves in situations where we’ve felt overwhelmed or frustrated, from attempting to follow bamboozling flat pack instructions, to being given one more job to add to your already too full plate.
The culprit here may be cognitive overload. There is only so much we can hold in our minds at once and when we are given too much we may struggle to cope.
This is also mirrored in our classrooms, where being sensitive to cognitive load can help support our students as we guide them to understand more complex knowledge and tasks.
Cognitive load refers to how much of the working memory is being used when asked to process information or complete a task.
