Efficiency in Learning offers a road map of the most effective ways to use the three fundamental communication of training: visuals, written text, and audio. Regardless of how you are delivering your training materials--in the classroom, in print, by synchronous or asynchronous media--the book's methods are easily applied to your lesson presentations, handouts, reference guides, or e-learning screens. Designed to be a down-to-earth resource for all instructional professionals, Efficiency in Learning's guidelines are clearly illustrated with real-world examples.

Contents of the CD-ROM.Acknowledgments.Introduction.PART ONE. AN INTRODUCTION TO EFFICIENCY IN LEARNING.1. Cognitive Load and Efficiency in Learning.2. The Psychology of Efficiency.PART TWO. BASIC GUIDELINES FOR MANAGING (IRRELEVANT)COGNITIVE LOAD.3. Use Visuals and Audio Narration to Exploit Working MemoryResources.4. Focus Attention and Avoid Split Attention.5. Weed Your Training to Manage Limited Working MemoryCapacity.6. Provide External Memory Support to Reduce Working MemoryLoad.7. Use Segmenting, Sequencing, and Learner Pacing to ImposeContent Gradually.8. Transition from Worked Examples to Practice to Impose MentalWork Gradually.PART THREE. INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDELINES FOR IMPOSING RELEVANTCOGNITIVE LOAD.9. Put Working Memory to Work with Germane Load.PART FOUR. TAILORING INSTRUCTION TO LEARNEREXPERTISE.10. Accommodate Differences in Learner Expertise.11. Use Rapid Testing to Adapt e-Learning to LearnerExpertise.PART FIVE. COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY IN PERSPECTIVE.12. Applying Cognitive Load Theory.13. The Evolution of Cognitive Load Theory: A PersonalPerspective by John Sweller.Appendix: All About the Numbers.Glossary.References.About the Authors.Index.List of Figures and Tables.How to Use the CD-ROM.