A Remedy against Cognitive Load: Creating Playful Complexity in Activity and Inquiry-Based Learning

2025/11/25 by Christian Kronsted · 1 voice
Computer Science · Neuroscience · Social Sciences · #Active learning (machine learning) #Affordance #Chaos, Complexity, and Education #Cognition #Cognitive load #Cognitive skill #Embodied and Extended Cognition #Embodied cognition #Field (mathematics) #Reading (process) #Science Education and Pedagogy

paper · doi:10.1007/s11245-025-10307-z

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Discussions

• Christian Kronsted asks how embodied cognition theory can inform education. He argues that an understanding of affordances can inform classroom activities that promote "playful complexity" doi.org/10 [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]