Abstract. A reconsideration of cognitive load theory. The original multi-store model of Atkinson and Shiffrin makes a distinction between three types of memory: sensory, working, and long-term memory. The extended cognitive load theory of Sweller, Van Merriënboer, and Paas makes a distinction between three types of cognitive load: extraneous, intrinsic, and germane load. In this paper it is proposed to align the definitions of the three types of load to the three types of memory. Moreover, a distinction is proposed between different kinds of each type of load. It is shown how these definitions are able to explain a plethora of documented effects related to cognitive load and memory, sometimes in a more detailed or even more accurate fashion than the current definitions. The final section of the paper provides a brief overview of these definitions and of the main benefits of this new view on Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), which is called Refurbished CLT.