John Sweller | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
Citizenship | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide (BA, PhD) |
Known for | Cognitive load[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Educational psychology |
Institutions | University of New South Wales |
Thesis | Effects of initial discrimination training on subsequent shift learning in animals and humans (1972) |
Website | www |
John Sweller (born 1946) is an Australian educational psychologist who is best known for formulating an influential theory of cognitive load.[1] He is currently (i.e., 2020) Professor Emeritus at the University of New South Wales.[2]