scholarly journals Multimodal Interaction: Correlates of Learners’ Metacognitive Skill Training Negotiation Experience

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2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 381
Author(s):  
Dimitris Spiliotopoulos ◽  
Eleni Makri ◽  
Costas Vassilakis ◽  
Dionisis Margaris

Metacognitive training reflects knowledge, consideration and control over decision-making and task performance evident in any social and learning context. Interest in understanding the best account of effective (win-win) negotiation emerges in different social and cultural interactions worldwide. The research presented in this paper explores an extended study of metacognitive training system during negotiation using an embodied conversational agent. It elaborates on the findings from the usability evaluation employing 40 adult learners pre- and postinteraction with the system, reporting on the usability and metacognitive, individual- and community-level related attributes. Empirical evidence indicates (a) higher levels of self-efficacy, individual readiness to change and civic action after user-system experience, (b) significant and positive direct associations between self-efficacy, self-regulation, interpersonal and problem-solving skills, individual readiness to change, mastery goal orientation and civic action pre- and postinteraction and (c) gender differences in the perceptions of system usability performance according to country of origin. Theoretical and practical implications in tandem with future research avenues are discussed in light of embodied conversational agent metacognitive training in negotiation.

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Dworkin ◽  
Sangyoon Lee ◽  
Apurba Chakraborty ◽  
Colleen Monahan ◽  
Lisa Hightow-Weidman ◽  
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An embodied conversational agent can serve as a relational agent and provide information, motivation, and behavioral skills. To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of My Personal Health Guide, a theory-based mobile-delivered embodied conversational agent intervention to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in young African American men who have sex with men, we conducted this prospective pilot study using a 3-month pre–post design. Outcome measures included adherence, acceptability, feasibility, pre versus post health literacy, and pre versus post self-efficacy. There were 43 participants. Pill count adherence > 80% improved from 62% at baseline to 88% at follow-up (p = .05). The acceptability of the app was high. Feasibility issues identified included loss of usage data from unplanned participant app deletion. Health literacy improved whereas self-efficacy was high at baseline and follow-up. This pilot study of My Personal Health Guide demonstrated acceptability and preliminary efficacy in improving adherence in this important population.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Hind Al Fadda

Technology has changed the social landscape and the nature of social interaction. Education has been affected by these changes, as technology has facilitated the creation and Implementation of new educational environments and delivery methods (e.g., distance and blended-learning structures). While the prevalence of such approaches has increased over time, little is known about the learning skills that promote academic success; consequently, the ability of instructors and administrators to implement appropriate methods to foster these skills is hindered. This study examines distance education and focuses on the self-regulation literature to identify skills that can predict ESL learning success in a blended educational environment. Data were collected from 70 students attending a blended English language course. Using subscales from Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire, five Self-regulatory attributes likely to predict academic performance were identified: intrinsic goal orientation, self-efficacy for learning and performance, time and study environment management, help seeking, and Internet self-efficacy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 722-731
Author(s):  
Di Xuan ◽  
Muhammad Azhar Zailani ◽  
Wail Muin Ismail

Purpose of the study: This study aimed to investigate the influence of task-value, goal orientation and self-efficacy on the help-seeking of the students, and thereafter on the academic performance. Methodology: To carry out research findings, a quantitative survey was applied by employing a self-regulated online learning questionnaire (SOL-Q), and a Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ).A total of 317 university Arabic learners participated in the present study. Analysis of data used SPSS version 22 software. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data and to examine the relationship among learners’ help-seeking, motivation, and learners’ GPA. Main Findings: The results of the present study provide support to the motivational beliefs (SE and TV) predict help-seeking, and students who endorsed high self-efficacy are more likely seeking help from others, and achieve high performance as well. Applications of this study: This study will enable faculty management, instructors, and students to better understand the essential role of help-seeking and motivational factors in Arabic language learning. Novelty/Originality of this study: The case of Self-Efficacy, Task Value, Goal Orientation, Help-Seeking, and Academic Performance were widely explained by the number of researchers. But there is no recent publication that has explained the influence of Self-Efficacy, Task Value, and Goal Orientation on Help-Seeking within the Arabic learning context.


2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C. Bienkowski ◽  
Aaron M. Watson ◽  
Eric A. Surface

NASPA Journal ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kellah M. Edens

College students are sleeping less during the week than reported a few years ago. Lack of sleep among college students has been identified as one of the top three healthrelated impediments to academic performance by the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment survey; and it is associated with lower grades, incompletion of courses, as well as negative moods. This research examines the underlying dynamics of lack of sleep on academic motivation, a key predictor of academic performance. Specifically, the relationship of sleep habits with self-efficacy, performance versus mastery goal orientation, persistence, and tendency to procrastinate were investigated. Findings indicate that 42% of the participants (159 students out of a total of 377) experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS); and those identified with EDS tend: (1) to be motivated by performance goals rather than mastery goals; (2) to engage in procrastination (a self-handicapping strategy) to a greater extent than students who are rested; and (3) to have decreased self-efficacy, as compared to students not reporting EDS. Several recommendations for campus health professionals to consider for a Healthy Campus Initiative are made based on the findings.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 233372142098568
Author(s):  
Annie T. Chen ◽  
Frances Chu ◽  
Andrew K. Teng ◽  
Soojeong Han ◽  
Shih-Yin Lin ◽  
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Background: There is a need for interventions to promote health management of older adults with pre-frailty and frailty. Technology poses promising solutions, but questions exist about effective delivery. Objectives: We present the results of a mixed-methods pilot evaluation of Virtual Online Communities for Older Adults (VOCALE), an 8-week intervention conducted in the northwestern United States, in which participants shared health-related experiences and applied problem solving skills in a Facebook group. Methods: We performed a mixed-methods process evaluation, integrating quantitative and qualitative data, to characterize the intervention and its effects. We focus on four areas: health-related measures (health literacy and self-efficacy), participation, problem solving skills enacted, and subjective feedback. Results: Eight older adults with pre-frailty and frailty (age = 82.7 ± 6.6 years) completed the study. There was an upward trend in health literacy and health self-efficacy post-intervention. Participants posted at least two times per week. Content analysis of 210 posts showed participants were able to apply the problem solving skills taught, and exit interviews showed participants’ increased awareness of the need to manage health, and enjoyment in learning about others. Conclusion: This mixed-methods evaluation provides insight into feasibility and design considerations for online interventions to promote health management among vulnerable older adults.


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