Considering Cognitive Load

Intrinsic load is inherent to the learning task, it is the information you wish to learn or the skill you wish to acquire in and of itself. Germane load represents the mental effort being applied to the acquisition of the intrinsic, whereas extraneous load represents any mental effort not being applied toward that purpose. If what you are doing is not germane to the intrinsic, it is extraneous.

Behaviorism, Cognitive Theory, and Constructivism (Part 2): The Toolbelt

The journey to fluency leads the learner though behaviorist techniques that blended into cognitivist role-play and gamification practice exercises, that then blended into open world application, discovery, and adjustment absent formal instruction. Each theory and its corresponding techniques was vital to the process of moving the learner forward in the most efficient and effective fashion to achieve their learning goal. As an instructional designer, that is your mission, and these are your tools. Use all of them.