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Which conditions and competences are needed for the successful utilization of digital media for knowledge processes and how can these be provided? Which role do innovative cognitive interfaces play for knowledge processes? How does digitalization change social and motivational factors of knowledge exchange and usage? How does a group of people construct new knowledge? At the IWM, we answer tomorrow's questions today.

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Antes, N., Schwan, S., & Huff, M. (2025). Processing of veracity cues: How processing difficulty affects the memory of event description and judgment of confidence. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications(10), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-025-00629-2

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Wagner, R., Pardi, G., Müller, J., Brucker, B., Schwarzer, S., & Gerjets, P. (2025). Listening to scientists in immersive videos: How levels of immersion and points of view influence learning experiences. Computers & Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2025.105326

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Schüler, A., & Frick, P. (2025). Unveiling passive cross-modal reactivation and validation processes in the processing of multimedia material. Learning and Instruction(97), Article 102117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102117

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