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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Main Authors: Tze Wei Liew, Nor Azan Mat Zin, Noraidah Sahari, Su-Mae Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2016-09-01
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