TY - JOUR
T1 - Do students experience "social intelligence," laughter, and other emotions online?
AU - Meyer, Katrina A.
AU - Jones, Stephanie J.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Are online activities devoid of emotion and social intelligence? Graduate students in online and blended programs at Texas Tech University and the University of Memphis were surveyed about how often they laughed, felt other emotions, and expressed social intelligence. Laughter, chuckling, and smiling occurred "sometimes," as did other emotions (e.g., anticipation, interest, surprise). The capacities comprising social intelligence were also experienced "sometimes," but more frequently in online classes than in nonclass-related online activities. The students were mostly likely to present themselves effectively and care about others and least likely to sense others' emotions. In a comparison of social intelligence capacities in the online course and other non-course-related but online activities (e.g., surfing and gaming), a paired t-test confirmed that the means were different (p < 0.05) and perhaps documented greater occurrence of social intelligence in the online course setting.
AB - Are online activities devoid of emotion and social intelligence? Graduate students in online and blended programs at Texas Tech University and the University of Memphis were surveyed about how often they laughed, felt other emotions, and expressed social intelligence. Laughter, chuckling, and smiling occurred "sometimes," as did other emotions (e.g., anticipation, interest, surprise). The capacities comprising social intelligence were also experienced "sometimes," but more frequently in online classes than in nonclass-related online activities. The students were mostly likely to present themselves effectively and care about others and least likely to sense others' emotions. In a comparison of social intelligence capacities in the online course and other non-course-related but online activities (e.g., surfing and gaming), a paired t-test confirmed that the means were different (p < 0.05) and perhaps documented greater occurrence of social intelligence in the online course setting.
KW - Emotions
KW - Online learning
KW - Social intelligence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872335627&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.24059/olj.v16i4.283
DO - 10.24059/olj.v16i4.283
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84872335627
SN - 1939-5256
VL - 16
SP - 99
EP - 111
JO - Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network
JF - Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network
IS - 4
ER -