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ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Applying Cognitive Load Theory to Improve Instructional Efficiency and Learner Experience in Current Good Manufacturing Practices Training for Pharmacists.

Russell D Wilson, Paroma Arefin, Sujit S Sansgiry

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Russell D WilsonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Paroma ArefinDepartment of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
Sujit S SansgiryDepartment of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3793-2023

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Abstract

Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) training is federally mandated for pharmaceutical manufacturing personnel and plays a critical role in ensuring product quality and patient safety. Despite extensive evidence supporting Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML), their application to cGMP training has not been evaluated. This study examined whether a CLT/CTML-informed cGMP video training strategy could improve instructional efficiency and learner experience among pharmacists. A randomized repeated-measures crossover study was conducted among 49 pharmacists. Participants completed both an enhanced CLT/CTML-informed training strategy and a standard training strategy in randomized order. Instructional efficiency, calculated from learner performance and perceived mental effort, and learner experience outcomes were assessed using paired-samples t-tests. Compared with the standard training strategy, the CLT/CTML-enhanced strategy resulted in higher assessment scores (78% vs. 72%,

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cognitive load theoryCognitive Theory of Multimedia Learningcrossover studycurrent Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)instructional designinstructional efficiencylearner experiencepharmacy education

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PMID42506795
PMCPMC13415828

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