@inproceedings{b60b7cb22e7045bfaf396f9baab72b3b,
title = "Towards Effective Collaborative Learning in Edu-Metaverse: A Study on Learners{\textquoteright} Anxiety, Perception, and Behaviour",
abstract = "In the evolving landscape of educational technology, Edu-Metaverse presents a unique technological platform for collaborative learning (CL), which can be especially useful in distance learning settings. Researchers have taken a keen interest in the potential of Edu-Metaverse for enabling and improving CL; however, the effects of various factors on CL behaviours and performance still need to be fully understood. This study used a within-subjects design involving 32 participants (16 females and 16 males) to investigate how learners{\textquoteright} attributes and environmental attributes affect CL in Edu-Metaverse. The participants were randomly assigned to groups of four for a CL session in Edu-Metaverse. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed that various behavioural metrics in Edu-Metaverse mediated the effects of trait anxiety and virtual space satisfaction on CL performance; perceived understanding of messages, under the umbrella of social presence, also had a direct effect on CL performance. These insights underscore the importance of optimising interactive, perceptual, and social components to make CL more effective in Edu-Metaverse.",
keywords = "Collaborative Behaviours, Collaborative Learning, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Distance Learning, Edu-Metaverse, Learning Behaviours, Path Analysis, Social Presence, Trait Anxiety",
author = "Yufei Lu and Ye Jia and Guang Chen and Yao Wang and Ng, \{Peter H.F.\} and Laura Zhou and Qing Li and Chen Li",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.; 23rd International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2024 was held in conjunction with the 9th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, SETE 2024 ; Conference date: 26-11-2024 Through 28-11-2024",
year = "2025",
month = apr,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-96-4407-0\_4",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789819644063",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "44--58",
editor = "Tianyong Hao and Wu, \{Junjie Gavin\} and Xiangfeng Luo and Yan Sun and Yuanyuan Mu and Shili Ge and Wenxiu Xie",
booktitle = "Learning Technologies and Systems - 23rd International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2024 and 9th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Education, SETE 2024, Revised Selected Papers",
address = "Germany",
}