The Effects of a Pedagogical Agent’s Smiling Expression on the Learner’s Emotions and Motivation in a Virtual Learning Environment
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 th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Athabasca University Press
2016-09-01
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Series: | International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning |
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Online Access: | http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2350 |