The impact of developmental dyslexia on workplace cognition: Evidence from a virtual reality environment.
Journal article
Smith-Spark, J., Gordon, R. and Jansari, A. S. (2023). The impact of developmental dyslexia on workplace cognition: Evidence from a virtual reality environment. Behaviour & Information Technology. 42 (3), pp. 269-277. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2152367
Authors | Smith-Spark, J., Gordon, R. and Jansari, A. S. |
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Abstract | The cognitive difficulties associated with dyslexia persist into adulthood but insights into their impact in employment settings are lacking. A virtual office environment was used to assess two areas of cognition frequently called upon in the workplace, executive function and prospective memory. Eight adults with dyslexia and 27 adults without dyslexia were tested on a virtual office task. They read a scenario describing their new role in an office and were given tasks to complete. The group with dyslexia performed worse overall. On the individual performance measures, the group with dyslexia scored lower on the selective-thinking and planning measures of executive function and also performed worse on two of the three prospective memory measures, namely event-based and time-based prospective memory. The findings indicate how dyslexia can affect workplace cognition, identifying areas in which support might be needed and highlighting areas of relative strength which might be harnessed. |
Keywords | Developmental dyslexia; Executive function; Prospective memory; Virtual reality; Workplace cognition |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Behaviour & Information Technology |
Journal citation | 42 (3), pp. 269-277 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1362-3001 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2152367 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2152367 |
Publication dates | |
17 Jan 2023 | |
Online | 02 Dec 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 22 Nov 2022 |
Deposited | 29 Nov 2022 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Controlled |
Additional information | Paper published in the ECCE 2022 special issue of Behaviour & Information Technology. |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/92q1q
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