Proposed framework to manage cognitive load in computer program learning

Cognitive load experienced while learning programming is very high due to the high element of interactivity and poor instructional design. Prior researchers [2][5][6][8] have focused to minimize the load such as program visualization, pair programming etc. The impact of these measures is not determinable since there is no mechanism to monitor the load and thus the results of the previous researches are very subjective. In this paper, we propose a framework which consists of 3 layers. This framework will help in managing the load by monitoring the load. When the load exceeds the capacity, the instructional design could be altered or customized to enable the learning. This framework is a novel way to ease the learning process of computer programming. This paper conceptually proposes the framework with the necessary algorithms.