Smith-Spark, JH;
Gordon, R;
Jansari, AS;
(2022)
The impact of developmental dyslexia on workplace cognition: Evidence from a virtual reality environment.
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ACM International Conference Proceeding Series.
(pp. 01-01).
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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.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | The impact of developmental dyslexia on workplace cognition: Evidence from a virtual reality environment |
| Event: | ECCE 2022: 33rd European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics |
| ISBN-13: | 9781450398084 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3552327.3552340 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1145/3552327.3552340 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Developmental Dyslexia; Executive function, Prospective memory, Virtual reality, Workplace cognition |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10159314 |
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