Perceived Helpfulness of Phatic Expressions in Online Help-Giving Interactions

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Abstract

In this survey study, we assessed how students rated the helpfulness of replies to online requests for help with and without phatic expressions, or comments serving a purely social purpose. We found that students perceived help-giving replies with neutral and self-oriented phatic comments to be less helpful than those discussing course content alone. In contrast, students perceived help-giving replies with greetings, salutations, and other-oriented comments to be equally helpful to those discussing course content alone.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationISLS Annual Meeting 2023
Subtitle of host publicationBuilding Knowledge and Sustaining our Community - 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023, Proceedings
EditorsPaulo Blikstein, Jan Van Aalst, Rita Kizito, Karen Brennan
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages1779-1780
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781737330677
StatePublished - 2023
Event17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jun 10 2023Jun 15 2023

Publication series

NameComputer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
ISSN (Print)1573-4552

Conference

Conference17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period6/10/236/15/23

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Education

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