Can an angry pedagogical agent enhance mental effort and learning performance in a multimedia learning environment?

• Main Authors: Liew, Tze Wei, Tan, Su Mae, Kew, Si Na
• Format: Article
• Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2022
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/100436/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ILS-09-2021-0079

Purpose This study aims to examine if a pedagogical agent’s expressed anger, when framed as a feedback cue, can enhance mental effort and learning performance in a multimedia learning environment than expressed happiness. Design/methodology/approach A between-subjects experiment was conducted i...