Beyond Cognitive Load Theory: Why Learning Needs More than Memory Management

Andrew Sortwell, Evgenia Gkintoni, Jesús Díaz-García, Peter Ellerton, Ricardo Ferraz, Gregory Hine

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DOI: 10.3390/brainsci16010109
Published: 2026-01-19
Container: Brain Sciences
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@article{allodium:10.3390/brainsci16010109,
  title = {Beyond Cognitive Load Theory: Why Learning Needs More than Memory Management},
  author = {Andrew Sortwell and Evgenia Gkintoni and Jesús Díaz-García and Peter Ellerton and Ricardo Ferraz and Gregory Hine},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Brain Sciences},
  doi = {10.3390/brainsci16010109},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci16010109}
}

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TI  - Beyond Cognitive Load Theory: Why Learning Needs More than Memory Management
AU  - Andrew Sortwell
AU  - Evgenia Gkintoni
AU  - Jesús Díaz-García
AU  - Peter Ellerton
AU  - Ricardo Ferraz
AU  - Gregory Hine
PY  - 2026
JO  - Brain Sciences
DO  - 10.3390/brainsci16010109
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Sortwell, A., Gkintoni, E., Díaz-García, J., Ellerton, P., Ferraz, R., & Hine, G. (2026). Beyond Cognitive Load Theory: Why Learning Needs More than Memory Management. Brain Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci16010109

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