Leverhulme Lecture 5 Prof Slava Kalyuga Building knowledge base in long term memory

The fifth Leverhulme Lecture given by Professor Slava Kalyuga and hosted by the Department of Mathematics Education, Loughborough University.
Prof Slava Kalyuga received a Ph.D. at the University of New South Wales and has worked since 1995. His research interests are in cognitive processes in learning, cognitive load theory, and evidence-based instructional design principles. His specific contributions include detailed experimental studies of the role of learner prior knowledge in learning (expertise reversal effect); the redundancy effect in multimedia learning; the development of rapid online diagnostic assessment methods; and studies of the effectiveness of different adaptive procedures for tailoring instruction to levels of learner expertise. He is the author of four books and more than 130 research articles and chapters in these research areas.