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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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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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beautiful screenshot!
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12.11.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

18.10.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 89438    ๐Ÿ” 29064    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2320    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1864

Listen to our new podcast episode!

30.09.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Listen to our new podcast episode!

30.09.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Copilot is the new Clippy, so annoying!

27.09.2025 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another EARLI early session starting
@earlioffice.bsky.social

28.08.2025 06:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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40 years and running!
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25.08.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EARLI 2025 about to begin!
@earlioffice.bsky.social

25.08.2025 07:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EARLI2025, here we go!
#Earli @earlioffice.bsky.social

24.08.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RIP Ozzy

23.07.2025 06:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now with 3 key keynote speakers!
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18.07.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And you name it president, twice!

12.07.2025 07:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Visit the webpage for current details!
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09.07.2025 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

30.06.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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

30.06.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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 aligningโ€ฆ

"The key takeaway point is that matching teaching with studentsโ€™ 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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18.06.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

See you all in Austria!

16.06.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

See you all in Austria!

16.06.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Father's Day!

15.06.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An image of an American flag flying over a hill. The words say: 
How to Plan a Trip to the USA. 
1. Donโ€™t.

An image of an American flag flying over a hill. The words say: How to Plan a Trip to the USA. 1. Donโ€™t.

Iโ€™ve seen a few variations of this making the rounds. I like this one best.

I donโ€™t know who the original artist is but thank you to them.

11.06.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10482    ๐Ÿ” 2160    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 207    ๐Ÿ“Œ 111

Gold!

01.06.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

USA culture is not ready,yet, but she will be President!

18.05.2025 06:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We know. They gave you immunity.

16.05.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22752    ๐Ÿ” 4573    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 688    ๐Ÿ“Œ 305
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ยฟCuรกnto han cambiado las tรฉcnicas de estudio?: Acadรฉmicos Uchile explican el impacto en estudiantes - Universidad de Chile Leyendo, haciendo resรบmenes conceptuales, escuchando audios o a travรฉs del computador. Cada persona tiene su propia fรณrmula. Sin embargo, con la incorporaciรณn de tecnolo

Practice your Spanish reading this piece about study habits and AI
uchile.cl/noticias/228...

16.05.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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