Kele has a history assignment that requires her to recall the events of World War II taking place in the Pacific and in Europe.
She plans to sketch a timeline showing the timing of major battles on both fronts, their duration, and their overlapping time frames. Which kind of cognitive load is unavoidable if she is to complete the learning task
Intrinsic Cognitiom load is a type of cognitive load which refers to the demand made of a learner by the intrinsic quality of information being learnt. The load exerted on a learner depends on the complexity of the task set or concept being presented, and a learner’s ability to understand the new information.
The intrinsic nature of such a cognitive load makes it difficult to eliminate: you will always find a difficult, new activity (such as Kyle's case of having room remember WW||) more challenging than a simple task (e.g. 1 + 1 = 2).
However, the cognitive load resulting from a complex task can be reduced by breaking it down into smaller, simpler steps for a learner to complete individually.
