Identification of the Cognitive Load of a Digital Game Using the Delphi Method

Abstract

Assessment of the level of cognitive load is a prerequisite for the development of educational materials that correspond to the cognitive capabilities of students. It includes external cognitive load, internal and generative (relevant, relevant). Cognitive load can be assessed using the Delphi method as a way to obtain a consistent expert assessment. In this regard, the purpose of the article is to test the Delphi method to identify the cognitive load of a digital game. As a result of the study, parameters were identified that allow experts to assess various types of cognitive load, consistent estimates were obtained on the final third round for all questions, which indicates the possibility of obtaining a consistent opinion using the Delphi method on the cognitive load produced by the game. The article describes the controversial points that are proposed to be taken into account in subsequent studies: the cognitive load assessed using the Delphi method requires a high degree of competence of the expert group, the experience of such an assessment, it makes sense to take into account only the assessments of high-level experts; in the last stages of the study, expert fatigue was observed, which reduced the assessment objectivity.