Professor Chandler completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Graduate Diploma of Education at Sydney University, followed by a Master of Science in Psychology and PhD in Education at UNSW. In 1992 he became the first academic from education to ever receive an Australian Research Council post-doctoral research fellowship. Professor Chandler completed two terms as Head of School of Education before being appointed Dean of Education at the University of Wollongong. Paul is regarded as an international expert in cognition and learning and has received numerous research and teaching awards.
Book chapters
Training in the use of numerically controlled and computerise numerically controlled systems in industry (with Beryl Hesketh), Faculty of Education - Papers (1988)
Reports
Aboriginal Languages Research: Impact of Learning an Aboriginal Language on Primary School Students’ Literacy in English (with Caroline Haid, Caroline Jones, Kevin Lowe, and Jennifer Munro), Faculty of Education - Papers (2008)
Since the release of the Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus (NSW Office of the Board of...
Journal articles
Expertise reversal effect in using explanatory notes for readers of Shakespearean text (with Annishka Oksa and Slava Kalyuga), Faculty of Education - Papers (2010)
Managing cognitive load in the mathematics classroom (with Mohan Chinnappan), Faculty of Education - Papers (2010)
Dynamic visualisations and hypermedia: beyond the "wow" factor, Faculty of Education - Papers (2009)
The consequences of fading instructional guidance on delayed performance: the case of financial services training (with Mark Kissane, John Sweller, and Slava Kalyuga), Faculty of Education - Papers (2008)
The effect of written text on comprehension of spoken English as a foreign language (with Yali Diao and John Sweller), Faculty of Education - Papers (2007)
Based on cognitive load theory, this study investigated the effect of simultaneous written presentations on...
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Considering Cognitive Load Theory Within E-Learning Environments (with Abdullah Alasraj and Mark Freeman), PACIS 2011 Proceedings (2011)
This study seeks to investigate how cognitive load influences knowledge construction and what is the...