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Program, ST&D 2025: 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR TEXT AND DISCOURSE - Video comprehension in online learning: Effects of valenced images and working memory

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Authorship
BURIN, DEBORA INES ; Gonzalez, F. M. ; Martinez, M.A. ; Marrujo Sucno, J. ; Irrazabal N.
Date
2025
Publishing House and Editing Place
Society for Text and Discourse
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he present study addressed the effects of negative and positive decorative images and the role of participants’ working memory in online video comprehension, in an experimental e-learning setting. Online expository comprehension was similar in videos without images and with positive images, against both the seductive and the emotional design effects. However, negatively valenced images led to worse comprehension than positive ones. Working memory influenced comprehension, but did not mode... he present study addressed the effects of negative and positive decorative images and the role of participants’ working memory in online video comprehension, in an experimental e-learning setting. Online expository comprehension was similar in videos without images and with positive images, against both the seductive and the emotional design effects. However, negatively valenced images led to worse comprehension than positive ones. Working memory influenced comprehension, but did not moderate the effect of images’ valence.
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Key Words
multimedia learningvideo comprehensionworking memoryemotional valence