Conference Programme
Monday 27 July
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| 12:00 | Registration Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13:00 | Welcome, Housekeeping and Book Raffle Chair: Cris Castro Location: C:Block | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13:30 | Keynote Speaker - Robert Logie Working memory and the flexibility of cognition Chair: Cris Castro Location: C:Block | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15:00 | Refreshment Break Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paper Session 1a - Element Interactivity and Cognitive Load I Chair: Kim Ouwehand Location: C:Block | Paper Session 1b - Non-STEM Education I Chair: Christine Van Nooijen Location: G33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15:30 | O1. Gorbunova The Costs and Benefits of Collaboration: Cognitive Load Differences in Individual and Group Learning O2. Al-safi Coherent Maps, Light Intrinsic Load: What Learner-Generated Concept Map Structure Tells Us About Chunking O3. Tannert Too Much Information? Diagnostic Cue Number Shapes Pre-Service Teachers’ Judgement Accuracy of Self-Regulated Learning (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | O4. van Ketel Comparing direct instruction for performance with instructions for independent learning: an 8 week field experiment in R practicals O5. Surwanti Evaluating the Collective Working Memory Hypothesis in Writing Tasks: A Cooperative Learning Approach O6. Bartoletti Where Are My Manners? For Verb-Framed Languages Speakers, Learning Motion Manner Expression in Satellite-Framed Languages Could Be Enhanced by Primary Knowledge (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17:00 |
Refreshment Break Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paper Session 2a -Measuring Cognitive Load I Chair: Tzu-Chien Liu Location: C:Block | Paper Session 2b - Working Memory Resources Depletion Chair: Ferdinand Stebner Location: G33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17:30 | O7. Schuessler How do Repeated Measurements With Single Items and Delayed Multidimensional Cognitive Load Instruments Relate to Each Other? O8. Ramadan Revisiting Germane Cognitive Load: Evidence From Longitudinal Confirmatory Factor Analysis O9. Zhou The Kinship Effect: Study 1 O10. Zhou The Kinship Effect: Study 2 (20 minutes each: 15 minute talk + 5 minute Q&A) | O11. Sepp Dynamical Systems: A Framework for Embodied Cognitive Offloading in Learning O12. Chen Rethink the mental rehearsal and working memory resource depletion O13. Guilbert The role of working memory depletion in video learning O14. Husnain Problem Posing vs. Worked Examples: Exploring Their Effects on Cognitive Load and Problem-Solving (20 minutes each: 15 minute talk + 5 minute Q&A) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19:00 |
Welcome Reception (1 hr) Location: Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 July
| Time | Session/Location | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 08:30 | Registration Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| 09:00 | Keynote Speaker - Amanda Waterman Cognitive offloading: Using the environment to support cognitive performance and learning Chair: Ouhao Chen Location: C:Block | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paper Session 3a - Signaling and Cognitive Load Chair: Rebecca Brockbank Location: C:Block | Paper Session 3b - Self-Regulated Learning Chair: Detlev Leutner Location: G33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 | O15. Kapuza The Role of Signaling in Supporting Problem Solving and Transfer for Learners with High Prior Knowledge O16. Forge Signaling relevant elements in an animation to improve learning regardless of learners' knowledge level: is fading effective? O17. van Nooijen Training Effective Police Hazard Perception with Expert Eye Movement Modelling Examples (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | O18. Xiao Effects of a self-regulated learning growth mindset intervention and performance feedback on retrieval practice during self-regulated learning in higher education O19. Koch Self-Regulated Learning and Cognitive Load Among Fifth Graders: A Longitudinal Study O20. Ahmad An Integrated Model of Academic Emotions, Self-Regulated Learning and Cognitive Load (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 | Lunch Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Poster Viewing (1h30) P1. Rzepecka-Karwowska Cognitive Load Theory in Practice: Applying the Dyslexia in the ESL Classroom® Method to Polish Learners of English P2. Roberts Cognitive load theory and educational leadership: A case study in middle secondary leadership practice P3. Kenneally Cognitive Load, Extended Reality, and Visuospatial Abilities in Physical Science Education P4. Floris Effects of collaboration setting on cognitive load and performance P5. Fan Designing Interactive Animation-Based Scenario Training Using Cognitive Load Theory for College Students Aspiring to Become Cabin Crew P6. Hsu Differential Instructional Designs Trigger the Epistemic Emotion and Cognitive Load Influence on Geometric Learning P7. Ouwehand The (mis)use of artificial intelligence in Higher Education: possibilities and limitations of large language models for learning P8. Carranza The Typing Task: A Dual-Task Paradigm For Assessing Processing Load in Multimedia Principles Chairs: Ouhao Chen & Mona Wong Location: C:Block | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Paper Session 4a - Element Interactivity and Cognitive Load II Chair: Joy Y. Lee Location: C:Block | Paper Session 4b - Non-STEM Education II Chair: Bjorn B. de Koning Location: G33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14:00 | O21. Blayney Isolated and Interacting Elements Processing in an Authentic Accounting Task: Evidence for an Expertise Reversal Effect O22. Ockl The role of cognitive load in preparation-for-learning: An experimental think-aloud study (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | O24. Lau Optimizing Phonological Retention: The Impact of Romanisation Cues on Cantonese-L1 Adult Learners O25. Chen The Spacing Effect in Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning: The Role of Rest-Period Activities O26. Hanham - How EFL learners engage with worked examples matters: Gender x cognitive load effects (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15:30 | Refreshment Break Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paper Session 5a - Measuring Cognitive Load II Chair: Sahar Bokosmaty Location: C:Block | Paper Session 5b - Multimedia and Technology-Mediated Learning Chair: Andre Tricot Location: G33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16:00 | O27. Jonker From Telling to Explaining: Designing Peer-to-Peer Mathematics Dialogues Under Cognitive Load Constraints O28. Krieglstein Are 7th and 8th Graders Able to Differentiate Levels of Cognitive Load? A Scale-Type Approach O29. Huret Measuring Teachers’ Cognitive Load in Context: From Attentional Resource Availability to Allocation O30. Shaaban The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Medical Education: A Cognitive Load Theory–Informed Evidence Synthesis (20 minutes each: 15 minute talk + 5 minute Q&A) | O31. de Koning AI-assisted summarizing improves retention and reduces cognitive load O32. Bokosmaty Physiological Responses of Stress Induction During Digital Learning O33. Wang Explaining to the Bored Audience Promotes Learning-by-Teaching O34. Fan Making F1 Easier and More Watchable: Complexity-Determined System Pausing to Support Female Low-Prior-Knowledge Learners (20 minutes each: 15 minute talk + 5 minute Q&A) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17:30 | Depart | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19:30 | Conference Dinner Organiser: Mona Wong Location: The Malt House (Birmingham - City Centre) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 July
| Time | Session/Location | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 8:30 | Registration Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 | Keynote Speaker - Nelson Cowan Cognitive load, storage capacity limits, and capacity-sparing work-arounds Chair: Mona Wong Location: C:Block | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break Location: C:Block Lounge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paper Session 6a - Motivation and Emotion I Chair: Babette Park Location: C:Block | Paper Session 6b - Embodied Cognition Chair: Fred Paas Location: G33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 | O35. Plass Rethinking Cognitive Load Theory O36. Brockbank Cognitive Load, Affect, and Regulatory Strategies: A More Integrated Model O37. Bartoletti Primary Knowledge Content as a Lever for Cognitive Load Management and Learning (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | O38. Zuo Learning From Split-Attention Materials: Effects of Finger Pointing and Tracing O39. Xie Tracing Supports Learning from Educational Videos O40. Zhang Alternating Finger Tracing For Learning: The Sequence of Non-alternating Tracing and Then Alternating Tracing (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 | Lunch and Get to Know the University of Birmingham (2h) Chair: Cris Castro Location: C:Block Lounge Take a look at the What to do on Campus suggestions on the Venue tab! | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paper Session 7a - Motivation and Emotion II Chair: Maria Opfermann Location: C:Block | Paper Session 7b - Immersive Learning, AR/VR Chair: Jose Hanham Location: G33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14:30 | O41. Park Emotion, Learning and Cognitive Load: How about Relief in Learning Processes? O42. Ramadan Examining the Link Between Self-efficacy and Cognitive Load: Latent Profile Transition Analysis Approach O43. Koerber Cognitive Load Meets Emotion: Exploring the Role of Arousal in Learning (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | O44. Lee Validity of Eye-Tracking Measures in Immersive Virtual Reality: Using Frameworks from Cognitive Theories of Learning O45. Lin GenAI-Driven VR Enactment with Structured Reflection for Preservice Teachers: Effects on Cognitive Load and Decision Quality O46. Candido You Make my Head Spin: Testing the Role of Augmented Reality Affordances in Determining Intrinsic Cognitive Load (30 minutes each: 20 minute talk + 10 minute Q&A) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16:00 | Closing remarks - ICLTA, ICLTC2027 Chair: Ouhao Chen & Mona Wong Location: C:Block | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16:40 | Depart | |||||||||||||||||||
As part of the organisation of this conference, the University of Birmingham is collecting income via registration fees and sponsorships on behalf of the ICLTC 2026 organising committee.
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