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Investigating the Influence of Interaction on Learning Persistence in Online Settings: Moderation or Mediation of Academic Emotions?

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  • Jianhui Yu

    (Department of Educational Technology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China)

  • Changqin Huang

    (Department of Educational Technology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China)

  • Zhongmei Han

    (Department of Educational Technology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China)

  • Tao He

    (School of Information Technology in Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China)

  • Ming Li

    (Department of Educational Technology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China)

Abstract

Learning persistence is a critical element for successful online learning. The evidence provided by psychologists and educators has shown that students’ interaction (student-student (SS) interaction, student-instructor (SI) interaction, and student-content (SC) interaction) significantly affects their learning persistence, which is also related to their academic emotions. However, few studies explore the relations among students’ interaction, academic emotions and learning persistence in online learning environments. Furthermore, no research has focused on multi-dimensional students’ interaction and specific academic emotions. Based on person-environment interaction model and transactional distance theory, this study investigates the relationship between students’ interaction and learning persistence from the perspective of moderation and mediation of academic emotions including enjoyment, boredom, and anxiety. Data were collected from 339 students who had online learning experience in China. AMOS 22.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) and SPSS 22.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) were employed to analyze the mediating and moderating effects of academic emotions, respectively. The results revealed that students’ interaction and academic emotions directly related to learning persistence. Specifically, enjoyment, anxiety and boredom had significant mediating and moderating effects on the relationship between students’ interaction and learning persistence. Based on these findings, we further discussed the theoretical and practical implications on how to facilitate students’ learning persistence in online learning environments.

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  • Jianhui Yu & Changqin Huang & Zhongmei Han & Tao He & Ming Li, 2020. "Investigating the Influence of Interaction on Learning Persistence in Online Settings: Moderation or Mediation of Academic Emotions?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-21, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:7:p:2320-:d:338795
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    1. Jiankang He & Xue Yang & Mingxuan Du & Chengjia Zhao & Xin Wang & Guohua Zhang & Honglei Peng, 2022. "Prospective Association between Smartphone Addiction and Perceived Stress and Moderation of Boredom during COVID-19 in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-10, November.
    2. Mohammed Rafiqul Islam & Rimon Sarker & Rebaka Sultana & Md. Faisal-E-Alam & Rui Alexandre Castanho & Daniel Meyer, 2023. "Understanding the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on E-Learner Satisfaction at the Tertiary Level," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-14, April.
    3. Xuemei Wu & Zhenzhen He & Mingxi Li & Zhongmei Han & Changqin Huang, 2022. "Identifying Learners’ Interaction Patterns in an Online Learning Community," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-20, February.

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