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Mohamad Ali, Ahmad Zamzuri; Hamdan, Mohd Najib – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of various realistic levels of talking-head on students' emotions in pronunciation learning. Four talking-head characters with varying levels of realism were developed and tested: a nonrealistic three-dimensional character, a realistic three-dimensional character, a two-dimensional character, and…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Questionnaires, Quasiexperimental Design, Statistical Analysis
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Lee, Chun-Yi; Chen, Ming-Jang – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2014
Previous studies on the effects of virtual and physical manipulatives have failed to consider the impact of prior knowledge on the efficacy of manipulatives. This study focuses on the learning of plane geometry in junior high schools, including the sum of interior angles in polygons, the sum of exterior angles in polygons, and the properties of…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Junior High Schools
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Tsai, Yueh-Feng; Kaufman, David – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2014
Previous research by Tsai and Kaufman (2010a, 2010b) has suggested that computer-simulated virtual pet dogs can be used as a potential medium to enhance children's development of empathy and humane attitudes toward animals. To gain a deeper understanding of how and why interacting with a virtual pet dog might influence children's social and…
Descriptors: Animals, Play, Time, Interaction