Wang, J., Dawson, K. Antonenko, P., Saunders, K., Lombardino, L., Ritzhaupt, A., Agacli-Dogan, N., Cheng, L., Luo, W., Davis, R., Beal, C. & Keil, A. (2017). Converging Behavioral and Psychophysiological Measures: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multimedia Learning Conditions with Dyslexic Learners. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX.

This study explored the effects of four multimedia learning formats on learning and cognitive dynamics of 72 postsecondary students with dyslexia. Text with representation images was found to be the most beneficial learning for free recall whereas test without images and narration with images produced improved scores on the test of recognition. The condition one would expect to be most aligned with optimal information processing for dyslexic individuals – narration with images – produced the highest levels of effort and led to low recognition and recall performance.