College of Education
Kara Dawson Research Group
Led by Kara Dawson · School of Teaching and Learning
What we study
The Dawson Lab studies how educational technologies influence teaching and learning in K-12 and post-secondary settings, focusing on multimedia environments and cybersecurity education.
What working here is like
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- How do gestural interactions support visuospatial cognition in STEM learning?
2026 · British Journal of Educational Technology
Compares touchscreen and mouse input to see how gestures affect visuospatial learning in STEM.
- Exploring the relationships among adolescent students’ metacognitive awareness and social media use on predicting and explaining incidental information literacy
2026 · Educational Technology Research and Development
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- An Examination of Secondary Teachers’ Perceptions of Personal Mental Health and the Recognition and Referral of Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
2026 · Behavioral Disorders
Tests how teachers' mental health attitudes influence their intentions to refer anxious students.
- Visuospatially Rich Math Games Increase Anxiety in Children With Lower Visuospatial Working Memory Capacity
2025 · Mind Brain and Education
Finds that visuospatially rich math games increase anxiety in children with lower visuospatial working memory.
- Staples of Screening for Dyslexia in University Students
2025 · Dyslexia
Screens university students for dyslexia using phone interviews and standardized tests.
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