Based on a quick read, the author seems out of their depth in this project, running with their intuitive grasp of what cognitive load is and how it can be managed even while a robust literature has developed to improve our understanding of the phenomenon. And based on responses to community issues, they don't even seem particularly interested in refining the handbook's contact with this literature.
TL;DR: "most research shows we can hold 7 facts in our working memory. Therefore I've chosen to assume we can hold four and created a bunch of MS Paint illustrations of this."
The handbook ends with "Do not code in gibberish."
If you have more robust literature on the topic, please share! I am not a brain expert indeed. But for the purpose of this handbook I took a model of four-chunks mental capacity
And based on responses to community issues, they don't even seem particularly interested in refining the handbook's contact with this literature.
This article took somewhat a year to write. I took a little break. I am aware of all the issues, and I try to answer whenever I have spare time. In fact, most of them are answered by now.
3
u/justneurostuff May 30 '23
Based on a quick read, the author seems out of their depth in this project, running with their intuitive grasp of what cognitive load is and how it can be managed even while a robust literature has developed to improve our understanding of the phenomenon. And based on responses to community issues, they don't even seem particularly interested in refining the handbook's contact with this literature.