The Effects of a Pedagogical Agent’s Smiling Expression on the Learner’s Emotions and Motivation in a Virtual Learning Environment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8074633 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tze Wei Liew (0000-0003-0153-8649, corresponding author), Nor Azan Mat Zin, Noraidah Sahari Ashaari (0000-0001-8053-4093), Noraidah Sahari, Su-Mae Tan (0000-0002-1382-5592) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1492-3831 • E-ISSN: 1492-3831 |
| Publisher | Athabasca University Press (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.19173/irrodl.v17i5.2350 |
| OpenAlex | W2524276524 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 7 |
The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that a smiling expression on the face of a talking pedagogical agent could positively affect a learner’s emotions, motivation, and learning outcomes in a virtual learning environment. Contrary to the hypothesis, results from Experiment 1 demonstrated that the pedagogical agent’s smile induced negative emotional and motivational responses in learners. Experiment 2 showed that the social meaning of a pedagogical agent’s smile might be perceived by learners as polite or fake. In addition, qualitative data provided insights into factors that may cause negative perceptions of a pedagogical agent’s smile, which in turn lead to negative affective (emotional and motivational) states in learners. Theoretical and design implications for pedagogical agents in virtual learning environment are discussed in the concluding section of the paper
Affect (linguistics · Class (philosophy · Cognitive psychology · Emotional expression · Expression (computer science · Face (sociological concept · Facial expression · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Perception · Politeness · Test (biology · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts · Communication · Social Psychology
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The Effects of a Pedagogical Agent’s Smiling Expression on the Learner’s Emotions and Motivation in a Virtual Learning Environment
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |