ERIC Number: EJ1016354
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1436-4522
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Can Speaking Activities of Residents in a Virtual World Make Difference toTheir Self-Expression?
Lee, Soojeong
Educational Technology & Society, v16 n1 p254-262 2013
The purpose of this study is to search for any difference in self-expression of Second Life residents with different levels of shyness. For this purpose, we used sixty students from two fifth-grade elementary school classes. Thirty students were assigned to the high shyness group and the rest to the low shyness group. Each group completed pre- and post- self-expression tests. After six weeks of speaking activities in Second Life, the results indicate that self-expression scores increased for students in both the high and the low shyness groups. The low shyness group showed an increase by 1.00 in the self-expression score. However, the high shyness group showed an increase by 3.14 after the speaking activities. This result suggests that Second Life can be a good environment to enhance self-expression in students, especially those with degrees of high shyness.
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Self Expression, Educational Technology, Shyness, Grade 5, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Pretests Posttests, Achievement Gains, Speech Communication, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Likert Scales, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Interaction, Self Esteem
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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