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Dr. Ben discusses the theories of Flow, Schemas, Load, and Scaffolding in Design & Gamemastering (Episode #138). #dnd #pathfinder #ttrpg #wfrp
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:02 Flow Theory
06:42 Schema Theory
12:03 Cognitive Load Theory
17:11 Zone of Proximal Development
22:45 Synthesis
29:22 Final Thoughts
30:05 Thoughts?
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Bartlett, Frederic. Remembering: A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology. Cambridge University Press, 1932.
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Harper and Row, 1990.
Rumelhart, David. “Schemata: The Building Blocks of Cognition.” In Theoretical Issues in Reading Comprehension, edited by Rand J. Spiro, Bertram C. Bruce, and William F. Brewer, Lawrence Erlbaum, 1980, pp. 33–58.
Sweller, John. “Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning.” Cognitive Science, vol. 12, no. 2, 1988, pp. 257–285.
Vygotsky, Lev. Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Harvard University Press, 1978.
Dr. Ben discusses the theories of Flow, Schemas, Load, and Scaffolding in Design & Gamemastering (Episode #138). #dnd #pathfinder #ttrpg #wfrp
Website rpgphd.com
RPG PHD swag!!! rpg-phd.myspreadshop.com
Facebook facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089593636905
Instagram instagram.com/rpg_phd
Bluesky @rpg-phd.bsky.social
Patreon patreon.com/user?u=87730462&view_as=patron
---------------------------------------------
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:02 Flow Theory
06:42 Schema Theory
12:03 Cognitive Load Theory
17:11 Zone of Proximal Development
22:45 Synthesis
29:22 Final Thoughts
30:05 Thoughts?
---------------------------------------------
Music and Sounds:
epidemicsound.com/track/Erdns8jA3D
epidemicsound.com/track/MRyCi54t7M
epidemicsound.com/track/AQBpWzOsID
epidemicsound.com/track/yCvSWOBYUe
Music: creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
epidemicsound.com/track/c0X3Z8H8uZ
epidemicsound.com/track/yCvSWOBYUe
Music: creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
epidemicsound.com/track/bWHPOsoaql
epidemicsound.com/track/uDAHxg3lIS
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epidemicsound.com/sound-effects/tracks/8c51eca6-dbb5-4925-b4ec-7ee51630322e
Bartlett, Frederic. Remembering: A Study in Experimental and Social Psychology. Cambridge University Press, 1932.
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Harper and Row, 1990.
Rumelhart, David. “Schemata: The Building Blocks of Cognition.” In Theoretical Issues in Reading Comprehension, edited by Rand J. Spiro, Bertram C. Bruce, and William F. Brewer, Lawrence Erlbaum, 1980, pp. 33–58.
Sweller, John. “Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning.” Cognitive Science, vol. 12, no. 2, 1988, pp. 257–285.
Vygotsky, Lev. Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Harvard University Press, 1978.
