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Type :article
Subject :BF Psychology
ISSN :0735-6331
Main Author :Mohamad Ali Ahmad Zamzuri, Hamdan Mohd Najib,
Title :The effects of talking-head with various realism levels on students' emotions in learning
Place of Production :SAGE Publications
Year of Publication :2016

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of various realistic levels of talkinghead on students’ emotions in pronunciation learning.Four talking-head characters with varying levels of realism were developed and tested: a nonrealistic threedimensional character, a realistic three-dimensional character, a two-dimensional character, and an actual human character.The student’s emotional level was measured with the learning component of Achievement Emotions Questionnaire following their exploration of the instructional material on a self-paced learning method.The research method was a quasi-experimental design, and the data were analyzed using ANCOVA test.The sample consisted of 150 Semester 1 students from four community colleges. The findings revealed significant differences (p

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