Reducing cognitive load to improve quantitative literacy through implementing a worksheet based on Vee Diagram E. Nuraeni, A. Rahmat, S. A. Soesilawaty, I Permana, and A.C. Utami
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
This study aims to explore students cognitive load to improve quantitative literacy through implementing a worksheet based on Vee Diagram. This study was involved 31 students in 7th grade taking by purposive sampling. Three instruments were applied to measured students cognitive load, task complexity worksheet was used to asses students processing information ability which represent Intrinsic Cognitive Load (ICL), subjective rating scale questionnaire was used to asses students mental effort which represent Extraneous Cognitive Load (ECL), and paper based test was applied to asses students quantitative literacy which represent Germane Cognitive Load (GCL). A experiment worksheet based on Vee Diagram framework implemented in 2 weeks. Based on result show that ICL belong to very good category, ECL belong to low category, and GCL belong to good category. Correlation and regression test was applied to describe the relationship among three components of cognitive load. The results of correlation test shows that ICL, ECL, and GCL have a significant correlation (ρ < 0.05). The result of regression test show that low condition of ICL and ECL have a positive contribution to GCL. It show that students cognitive load during learning process is low.
Keywords: Cognitive load, literacy quantitative, Vee Diagram
