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Influence of accent and learning styles on online animation learning
Yanli Zhang1,2, Hai Zhang3, Yining Wang3
1School of Education Science, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, 154007, China.
Cognitive Processing
|June 2, 2026
Summary
Accent and learning styles significantly impact online animation learning subjective experiences like processing fluency and cognitive load, but not objective learning outcomes. Different learner types respond uniquely to accents in educational animations.
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Linguistics
Background:
- Online learning effectiveness is influenced by multimedia design, including audio elements like accent.
- Understanding how learner characteristics interact with instructional design is crucial for optimizing educational resources.
- Previous research has not fully explored the combined effects of accent and diverse learning styles in digital learning environments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the impact of accent (Mandarin vs. dialect) and learning styles (sequential vs. global) on online animation learning.
- To analyze effects on processing fluency, cognitive load, judgments of learning (JOLs), and objective learning outcomes.
- To determine how these factors influence subjective and objective measures of learning in an educational animation context.
Main Methods:
- A 2x2 experimental design was employed, manipulating accent and learning style.
- Participants were exposed to online animations with different accents and categorized by learning style.
- Data collected included measures of processing fluency, cognitive load, JOLs, and a learning effect assessment.
Main Results:
- Accent and learning styles significantly influenced processing fluency, JOLs, and extraneous cognitive load.
- Subjective factors (fluency, load, JOLs) were affected, but objective learning effect remained unchanged.
- Global and sequential learners exhibited differential responses to the accent variations in online animations.
Conclusions:
- Accent and learning styles interact to shape learners' subjective experiences in online animation learning.
- While subjective perceptions are modulated, objective learning gains are not directly impacted by these factors in this study.
- Findings offer valuable insights for designing culturally sensitive and effective online educational animations tailored to diverse learners.
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