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Dr Cris Castro

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Juan C. Castro-Alonso. Rewarded hubby & daddy. Educational psychology, multimedia, STEM, biochemistry, spatial working memory. Asst. Professor at University of Birmingham (UK), Author, Speaker, Editor, Consultant

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Interesting study to be a participant!

03.03.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Registration - International Cognitive Load Theory Conference 2026 (ICLTC)

Researchers are coming from all over, and we have three great keynotes!

The Early Bird Registration is now officially open for the 17th International Cognitive Load Theory Conference (ICLTC 2026)!

Birmingham, UK, July 27-29.

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Registration - International Cognitive Load Theory Conference 2026 (ICLTC)

Researchers are coming from all over, and we have three great keynotes!

The Early Bird Registration is now officially open for the 17th International Cognitive Load Theory Conference (ICLTC 2026)!

Birmingham, UK, July 27-29.

uobevents.eventsair.com/internationa...

27.02.2026 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Taking Stock of Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science at the End of the Beginning - David A. Sbarra, 2025

My time as Editor of AMPPS is coming to an end-- here are some parting thoughts. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... .

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Why is secondary mathematics difficult to learn? Perspectives from in-service teachers and cognitive load theory Secondary mathematics learning presents significant difficulties for many students, yet the sources of this complexity remain inadequately understood. Objective: This study investigates complexity ...

My first participation in a qualitative study about cognitive load theory. Enjoy!
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17.11.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful screenshot!
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Keynote Speakers - International Cognitive Load Theory Conference 2026 (ICLTC)

Check out our keynote speakers for the 17th International Cognitive Load Theory Conference (ICLTC2026)
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See you in Birmingham!
@psmona.bsky.social

22.10.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Listen to our new podcast episode!

30.09.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Listen to our new podcast episode!

30.09.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Abstract Submission - International Cognitive Load Theory Conference 2026 (ICLTC)

Now accepting submissions for the International Cognitive Load Theory Conference 2026!
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Deadline is 15th December.
See you in Birmingham next year!
@psmona.bsky.social

29.09.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Copilot is the new Clippy, so annoying!

27.09.2025 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IMPORTANT DATES - International Cognitive Load Theory Conference 2026 (ICLTC)

The International Cognitive Load Theory Conference 2026 dates are now published!
Deadline to submit is 15th December.
See you all in Birmingham next year!
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19.09.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another EARLI early session starting
@earlioffice.bsky.social

28.08.2025 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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40 years and running!
@earlioffice.bsky.social

25.08.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EARLI 2025 about to begin!
@earlioffice.bsky.social

25.08.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EARLI2025, here we go!
#Earli @earlioffice.bsky.social

24.08.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RIP Ozzy

23.07.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now with 3 key keynote speakers!
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18.07.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And you name it president, twice!

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Visit the webpage for current details!
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09.07.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can still submit your contribution to this Special Issue about cognitive load theory!

30.06.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can still submit your contribution to this Special Issue about cognitive load theory!

30.06.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Neruda wrote: "You are here. Oh, you do not run away. You will answer me to the last cry"

23.06.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning Styles, Preferences, or Strategies? An Explanation for the Resurgence of Styles Across Many Meta-analyses - Educational Psychology Review The persistence of learning styles as a concept in educational discourse and research is paradoxical, given the overwhelming evidence discrediting the matching hypothesis, the notion that aligning…

"The key takeaway point is that matching teaching with students’ learning preferences has very little impact, and many more effective interventions exist....An important message from this article is that..." (1/3) #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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See you all in Austria!

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See you all in Austria!

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Happy Father's Day!

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An image of an American flag flying over a hill. The words say: 
How to Plan a Trip to the USA. 
1. Don’t.

An image of an American flag flying over a hill. The words say: How to Plan a Trip to the USA. 1. Don’t.

I’ve seen a few variations of this making the rounds. I like this one best.

I don’t know who the original artist is but thank you to them.

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