A lively video teacher made students a bit more keen to learn a poem
HelpedThe short version
A lively teacher made students a bit more keen than a flat one, but only with the poet's picture.
- 139
- university students in China
- Randomised
- groups picked at random
- Self-rated
- people rated themselves
The study
Who took part
139 students at one college in China, from many subjects. 86 were women. They were about 20 on average.
What they did
Each student watched one video lesson of about 6 and a half minutes on a Chinese poem. The teacher was either lively, showing the poem's feelings in her face and voice, or kept a flat face and voice. The video also showed either a picture of a red bird from the poem or a picture of the poet.
What happened
Students who saw the lively teacher said they were a bit more keen to learn. This held with the picture of the poet but not with the bird. The picture on its own made no difference. This paper has not yet been checked by other experts, and some of its numbers don't match. Students were asked only once, right after the video.
What the study found
- Helped
A lively teacher made students a bit more keen than a flat one, but only with the poet's picture.
Randomised trial of 139 university students in China · vs the same video with a flat, calm teacher · they rated themselves · ⚠ not yet checked by other scientists; numbers unreliable
How solid is this?
- Groups picked at random
- People rated themselves
- Not yet checked by other scientists
- Numbers unreliable
Source
Effects of an Onscreen Instructor’s Emotions and Picture Types on Poetry Aesthetic Appreciation (2024)
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4233583/v1 (opens in a new tab)
