ERIC Number: EJ947213
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Publication Date: 2011
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Leveraging Avatars in 3D Virtual Environments ("Second Life") for Interactive Learning: The Moderating Role of the Behavioral Activation System "vs." Behavioral Inhibition System and the Mediating Role of Enjoyment
Jin, Seung-A. Annie
Interactive Learning Environments, v19 n5 p467-486 2011
Within the Entertainment-Education (E-E) framework, two experiments examined the effects of avatar-based e-health education targeting college students. Study 1 (between-subjects factorial design experiment: N = 94) tested the effects of message framing in e-learning and the moderating role of students' motivational systems on their enjoyment of the e-learning experience. The results indicated a significant interaction between message framing and students' motivational systems on their enjoyment of the e-learning experience, as well as the significant impact of avatar-based e-health education on the students' knowledge acquisition and condom use/safe sex self-efficacy improvements. Study 2 (within-subjects design: N = 88) examined the influence of students' parasocial interaction (PSI) with a pedagogical avatar on the cognitive (evaluation of educational value), affective (enjoyment), and behavioral (willingness to take part in Human Papillomavirus awareness campaigns) dimensions of the E-E process. The results of a structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis also indicated the mediating role of students' enjoyment in their PSI with the instructional avatar, thus confirming the basic premise of the E-E paradigm in interactive learning environments. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Health Education, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Learning Experience, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Structural Equation Models, Outcomes of Education, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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