Teaching a single manual therapy technique at a time reduces cognitive load in physiotherapy students: a randomized controlled educational study
Teaching manual therapy one technique at a time may reduce cognitive load, potentially enhancing student learning and performance. This approach underscores the value of applying cognitive load theory in instructional design for physiotherapy education, offering practical benefits for teaching strategies.
Authors
- Ylva Holzhausen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8710-8257)
- Harm Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1441-7512)
- Rune Gärtner
Institutions
- Hochschule Fresenius (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08083-w
- Primary Topic
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00