John Sweller

John Sweller
Born1946 (age 78–79)
CitizenshipAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide (BA, PhD)
Known forCognitive load
Scientific career
FieldsEducational psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of New South Wales
ThesisEffects of initial discrimination training on subsequent shift learning in animals and humans (1972)
Websitewww.arts.unsw.edu.au/our-people/john-sweller

John Sweller (born 1946) is an Australian educational psychologist who is best known for formulating an influential theory of cognitive load. He is currently (i.e., 2020) Professor Emeritus at the University of New South Wales.

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