EATS showed high agreement with expert observation for happiness, surprise, sadness, and fear (92.5–97.5%) and for attention (97.5%)¶
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q2 i? Bland–Altman agreement between EATS and observer ratings ranged between 92.5% and 97.5% for happiness, surprise, sadness, and fear, and reached 97.5% for attention levels. → Emirhan Gülen 2026
q2 i? For attention levels, agreement between EATS and the observation method was calculated at 97.5%. → Emirhan Gülen 2026 (2)
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Emirhan Gülen 2026¶
Emirhan Gülen, Yüksel Göktaş. (2026). Facial expression recognition for investigating attention and affective states in synchronous online higher education. Educational technology research and development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10631-0
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Bland–Altman analysis comparing EATS measurements with independent video-based evaluations by three psychological counselors of 40 students' lecture recordings. The article reports agreement rates "ranging between 92.5% and 97.5%" for the four named emotions.
"According to the Bland–Altman analysis, the differences between measurements for hap- piness, surprise, sadness, and fear were found to be quite small, with agreement rates rang- ing between 92.5% and 97.5%."
Emirhan Gülen 2026 (2)¶
Emirhan Gülen, Yüksel Göktaş. (2026). Facial expression recognition for investigating attention and affective states in synchronous online higher education. Educational technology research and development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10631-0
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Same Bland–Altman comparison for the attention measure: the article reports "agreement calculated at 97.5%" between EATS and the observation method. No effect size is printed; agreement percentages are the reported quantities.
"For attention levels, a strong overlap between the two methods was observed, with agree- ment calculated at 97.5%."
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Related Claims¶
- EATS detected disgust with lower agreement (90%) than other basic emotions, highlighting a limitation of facial-expression-only measurement — related
- In four weeks of live online lectures, neutral emotion dominated and rose from 84.60% to 88.40% while happiness declined from 10.36% to 2.92% — related
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EATS showed high agreement with expert observation for happiness, surprise, sadness, and fear (92.5–97.5%) and for attention (97.5%) |
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EATS showed high agreement with expert observation for happiness, surprise, sadness, and fear (92.5–97.5%) and for attention (97.5%) |
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