Guided Self-Organization in Learning Networks as a Means to Optimize Cognitive Load ...

Peter Sloep, Fred Paas, Liesbeth Kester

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    Abstract

    This project characterises the studiehuis as an amorphous Learning Network. In such settings, learning needs to be guided for self-organisational processes to emerge. Using a cognitive load approach it is argued that without guidance, students have to allocate cognitive capacity to structuring the cooperative process of knowledge sharing, thus diminishing the capacity available for knowledge sharing and learning. In the domain of online information-seeking, it is investigated whether peer-tutoring can be used as guidance and how peer-tutoring is modulated by the distance in tutee-tutor expertise levels. A design-experiment is conducted to fine-tune the technical infrastructure needed to guide self- organisation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2005

    Keywords

    • peer tutoring
    • cognitive load theory
    • learning network

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