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The Expertise Reversal Effect: Cognitive Load and Motivational Explanations
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Rey, Gunter Daniel; Buchwald, Florian – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2011
The expertise reversal effect occurs when a learner's expertise moderates design principles such as the redundancy principle (i.e., redundant information should be excluded rather than included) derived from the cognitive load theory. Although this effect is supported by numerous experiments, indicating an overall large effect size, a variety of…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Instructional Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Instructional Materials