Positive emotion expressions in discussion messages positively correlate with project grades¶

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q2 i1 Among LIWC variables, only positive emotion was positively correlated with the project grade (r = .16, p < .01). → Jaebong Yoo & Jihie Kim 2014

Evidence¶

Jaebong Yoo & Jihie Kim 2014¶

Jaebong Yoo & Jihie Kim. (2014). Can Online Discussion Participation Predict Group Project Performance? Investigating the Roles of Linguistic Features and Participation Patterns. Int J Artif Intell Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-013-0010-8

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Correlation analysis (N = 173 groups, Table 7) reporting positive emotion at r = .16; the regression retained it with Beta = .13 (p < .05). The authors interpret that "Information providers may present positive attitudes and praise others more often than others."

"Among LIWC variables, only positive emotion was positively correlated with the project grade. Information providers may present positive attitudes and praise others more often than others."

Discussion¶

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