Learning Is More Effective When We Overload Our Working Memory

If we overload our working memory, if we place too much demand on that working memory and ask it to process too much information at once, it becomes overloaded. explicit instruction is very teacher-led because you are always thinking about the amount of load that you're putting on learners. Discovery learning places a lot more pressure on pupils' memories than explicit instruction does. For me explicit instruction is a really big win. I think my last point here I'll just clarify the strategies that I think are included in explicit instruction - so breaking complex material into small chunks,. deconstruction of example material, or example pieces of work, scaffolding for complex tasks. And then extended practice, moving from guided practice