ERIC Number: ED651167
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 233
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Effect of a Nonverbal Immediacy Treatment on Pre-Service Teachers Using Mixed Reality Simulations
Gloria Rosati Peterson
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Western Connecticut State University
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a treatment package consisting of video and reflection, video feedback, and coaching on pre-service teachers' use of nonverbal immediacy behaviors as they delivered lessons to student avatars in mixed reality simulations. Pre-service teachers delivered lessons at three points of time over the course of a semester within a teacher preparation course. Following each simulation, participants received three components of a treatment package targeted at improving nonverbal immediacy behaviors of teachers. A mixed methods embedded research design provided for the collection of quantitative data, nonverbal immediacy scores, collected via the Nonverbal Immediacy Scale -- Observer Report. Qualitative data were collected via researcher observations of simulations and participant exit interviews. Statistical analysis resulted in a significant difference in pre-service teachers' nonverbal immediacy when Time 2 and Time 3 were compared. No additional significant differences resulted. An analysis of qualitative data resulted in two findings. Finding one was: Video and reflection, video feedback, and coaching fostered pre-service teachers' reflections on the simulated environment as they delivered lessons within the simulations. Finding two was: Video and reflection, video feedback and coaching within a mixed reality simulation environment improved pre-service teachers' use of nonverbal immediacy behaviors in student interactions. Connections to literature and implications are made. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Computer Simulation, Physical Environment, Simulated Environment, Video Technology, Reflection, Feedback (Response), Coaching (Performance), Nonverbal Communication, Teaching Experience, Preservice Teacher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Interaction, Teacher Behavior
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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