The theory of cognitive burden is its concept, its importance, its types, its principles, its strategies, in the educational learning process

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The term cognitive burden refers to limited short-term memory (labor) in terms of the number of cognitive units that can handle them at a given time (mental capacity) and the specific time at which information is stored without processing. Therefore, cognitive burden theory sought to find the means and strategies that work The theory of the cognitive burden addressed the role of limited memory capacity in the weakness of learning, because working memory hinders learning sometimes due to lack of knowledge. Rtha to maintain and address the many and difficult information, which requires the design of strategies for learning and education helps to address these limitations, and is working to ease the burden associated with the cognitive process of learning and education.