The purpose of this mixed-methods convergent research study was to gain insight into the perceived
importance of emotional awareness with two groups of pre-service teachers (PSTs) participating in a
mixed reality simulator (MRS), as well as the impact of emotional awareness exercises in a MRS on
adaptiveness in coping and empathy with the treatment group. Statistical significance was found on for the
Affective Empathy QCAE subscale score for the treatment group. Three themes emerged from the
qualitative data of survey responses: emotional awareness as it related to emotional state, emotional state
and emotional awareness as it related to having an impact on performance, and emotional awareness as it
related to the context of the simulator experience. Implications are provided for teacher educators using
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THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL AWARENESS EXERCISES ON ADAPTIVENESS IN COPING AND EMPATHY WITH PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IN MIXED REALITY SIMULATIONS
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THE EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL AWARENESS
EXERCISES ON ADAPTIVENESS IN COPING AND
EMPATHY WITH PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IN
MIXED REALITY SIMULATIONS
Ashley Brooksbank, Ed.D.1
, Jody S. Piro, Ed.D.1
., Carrie Straub Ph.D.2
, and Erik
Gundel, Ed.D.1
1
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, United States
2
Mursion
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this mixed-methods convergent research study was to gain insight into the perceived
importance of emotional awareness with two groups of pre-service teachers (PSTs) participating in a
mixed reality simulator (MRS), as well as the impact of emotional awareness exercises in a MRS on
adaptiveness in coping and empathy with the treatment group. Statistical significance was found on for the
Affective Empathy QCAE subscale score for the treatment group. Three themes emerged from the
qualitative data of survey responses: emotional awareness as it related to emotional state, emotional state
and emotional awareness as it related to having an impact on performance, and emotional awareness as it
related to the context of the simulator experience. Implications are provided for teacher educators using
mixed reality simulations.
KEYWORDS
Mixed Reality Simulations, Emotional Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Teacher Education
1. INTRODUCTION
Beginning teachers comprise a large portion of total teachers nationally and they are increasingly
leaving the profession (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2019; Ingersoll, 2012).
Approximately half of all new teachers leave the classroom within the first five years (Garner,
Bender, & Fedor, 2018), and many novice teachers do not understand the highly emotional nature
of the profession until their first year (Chang, 2009). Contributing to attrition among new
teachers is the emotional impact of teacher-student interactions, as well as classroom
management issues and feelings of inadequacy relating to the ability to affect change (Callahan,
2016; Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2019). The emotional labor and high level of
occupational stress required of teachers can lead to negative emotions such as anger and anxiety,
which can be better managed by strong emotional intelligence skills (Brackett, Palomera, Mojsa-
Kaja, Reyes, & Salovey, 2010; Castillo, Fernandez-Berrocal, & Brackett, 2013; Hagelskamp,
Brackett, Rivers, & Salovey, 2013; Harvey, Evans, Hill, Henricksen, & Bimler, 2016;
Tsouloupas, Carson, Matthews, Grawitch, & Barber, 2010; Valente, Lourenço, Alves,
Dominguez-Lara, 2020; Valente, Veiga-Branco, Rebelo, Lourenco, & Cristóvão, 2020).
There is broad agreement that emotional intelligence involves the awareness and management of
one’s own emotions and the emotions of others (Brackett, Rivers, & Salovey, 2011; Cherniss,
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Extein, Goleman, & Weissberg, 2006; Mayer, Caruso, & Salovey, 2016; Mayer, Salovey, &
Caruso, 2004; Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2008). Despite the demands placed upon teachers that
require a high level of social emotional competence, there is often little training offered regarding
the importance of social emotional issues within the classroom or how to develop the skills
needed to navigate such situations (Hargreaves, 1998; Jennings & Greenberg, 2009). The
integration of social emotional learning (SEL) into pre-service teacher curricula results in a shift
to student-centered pedagogy as well as improved emotional recognition and regulation skills
(Aspelin, 2019; Waajid, Garner, & Owen, 2013). The use of mixed reality simulators such as
Mursion® (2016) offer pre-service teachers the opportunity to explore the effects of actions taken
in front of a classroom (Cohen, Wong, Krishnamachari, & Berlin, 2020; Gul & Pecore, 2020;
Piro & O’Callaghan, 2019; Kamhi-Stein, Lao, & Issagholian, 2020; Larson, Hirsch, McGraw, &
Bradshaw, 2010; Ledger & Fischetti, 2019) including the experience of emotions brought about
by the emotional labor of teaching (Gundel & Piro, 2021).
Mixed reality simulators not only provide pre-service teachers with an opportunity to practice the
act of teaching, but also allow for the practice of related cognitive and affective skills, such as the
ability to confront stressors and manage student behaviors, in a safe environment that allows for
the development of resilience and confidence without a negative impact on others (Dawson &
Lignugaris/Kraft, 2017; Dieker, Rodriguez, Lignugaris/Kraft, Hynes, & Hughes, 2014; Gul &
Pecore, 2020; Piro & O’Callghan, 2019; Ledger, 2020; Ledger & Fischetti, 2019). The purpose
of this study was to investigate the impact of emotional awareness exercises on empathy and
adaptiveness in coping for pre-service teachers using a mixed reality simulator through a
convergent parallel mixed methods design.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Emotional Intelligence, Adaptiveness in Coping, and Empathy
The foundational embedded cognitive skills of appraisal, emotional recognition, emotional
regulation, and proactive coping were found to cut across theories of emotional intelligence,
empathy, and adaptiveness in coping. This theoretical framework was used to explore emotional
intelligence, adaptiveness in coping, and empathy. The four-branch model of emotional
intelligence is used to argue that emotional intelligence is comprised of perceiving emotion,
facilitating thought using emotion, understanding emotions, and managing emotions, with each
branch composed of more distinctive cognitive skills which aid the type of emotional reasoning
delineated in that branch (Mayer et al., 2016; Mayer et al. 2004; Mayer et al., 2008).
Additionally, the process of metacognition can serve as a process which allows for an individual
to alter or adjust their judgment about an emotional state by evaluating the target, origin, valence,
confidence, and content of emotional thoughts (Briñol, Petty, & Rucker, 2006). Because the
experience of emotion requires high levels of appraisal and evaluation, emotional intelligence is
also considered to be a member of the broader class of intelligences known as hot intelligences,
which are intelligences involved in reasoning with information that has importance to the
individual (Mayer et al., 2016; Mayer et al. 2004; Mayer et al., 2008). Emotional intelligence
and emotional reasoning abilities have been shown to have a positive relationship with academic
performance, to predict better social outcomes, to help people to cope more effectively with
unpleasant emotions, and to better predict and cope with the actions of themselves and others
(Brackett, Rivers et al., 2011; Mayer et al., 2016; Mayer et al. 2004; Mayer et al., 2008).
Adaptiveness in coping is a quality of coping strategies in which distress is reduced, or at worst
not aggravated, although the determination of the adaptiveness of coping is dependent upon the
individual as well as the context of the situation and requires flexibility in responding to the
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situation (Kohn et al., 1997; Kohn et al., 2003; Skinner et al., 2003). The cognitive skill of
appraisal is especially important to the interpretation of a situation as stressful, the recognition of
the emotional state of oneself or others in a situation, and the selection of coping strategies
appropriate to the situation (Chang 2013; Endler, 1997; Kohn et al., 1997; Kohn et al., 2003;
Lazarus & Folkman 1984; Mclean et al., 2007; Scha
̈ fer et al., 2020; Skinner et al., 2003). As
related to adaptiveness in coping, emotional regulation plays a dual role as it is both a cognitive
skill that aids in the selection of coping strategies that are adaptive, and a quality of some coping
strategies that encourage the activation of emotional regulation skills (Scha
̈ fer et al., 2020;
Skinner et al., 2003).
Like emotional intelligence and adaptiveness in coping, the cognitive skills of appraisal,
emotional recognition, and emotional regulation are all integral to cognitive and affective
empathy (Eisenberg, 2000; Hall & Schwartz, 2019; Lockwood et al., 2014; Reniers et al., 2011;
Vreeke & van der Mark, 2003). Cognitive empathy can be defined as the comprehension of the
feelings and experiences of others, which is accomplished with the cognitive skill of appraisal,
and the subsets of cognitive empathy include perspective taking and online simulation, an attempt
at putting oneself in another person’s position by imagining what that person is feeling (Reniers
et al., 2011). Affective empathy involves the recognition of the emotional state of others as well
as the ability to elicit a corresponding emotional state in oneself, with subsets including: (a)
emotional contagion, the automatic mirroring of others’ feelings, (b) proximal responsivity, the
affective response when witnessing others’ moods in close contact, and (c) peripheral
responsivity, the affective response when witnessing others’ moods in a detached context
(Reniers et al., 2011).
A review of the literature revealed means by which emotional awareness, empathy, adaptiveness
in coping were inextricably linked in an educational context. Teachers’ emotional intelligence
abilities have been shown to be positively related to self-efficacy beliefs, which in turn have been
linked to lower levels of experienced stress, and higher levels of both interpersonal and
intrapersonal emotional intelligence; emotional intelligence skills are also believed to allow for a
more nuanced understanding of student behavior (Chan 2008; Valente, Lourenço, et al., 2020;
Valente, Veiga-Branco et al., 2020; Verešová & Malá, 2012). Due to the importance of these
abilities, skills targeted by SEL programs are important for teachers as well as students because
of the potential to aid teachers in developing a positive classroom climate, promoting student
engagement, enhancing mental flexibility, forming and maintaining relationships, appraising the
emotional context of the classroom, and buffering against burnout (Brackett, et al., 2011; Castillo
et al., 2013; Harvey et al., 2016; Poulou, 2017; Tsouloupas et al., 2010; Valente, Lourenço et al.,
2020; Valente, Veiga-Branco et al., 2020).
Furthermore, shifts in teachers’ emotional awareness have been linked to improved awareness of
students’ emotional states, leading to improved classroom climate and student engagement, as
well as greater confidence in relationship management as teachers became more cognizant of the
impact of their own attitudes and emotional responses (Castillo et al., 2013; Dolev & Leshem,
2016; Garner, Bender, & Fedor, 2018; Hargreaves, 1998; Nizielskiet al., 2012; Perry & Ball,
2007; Poulou, 2017; Valente, Lourenço et al., 2020). In an emotionally laden situation appraisal
can be improved by the ability to appropriately identify verbal and non-verbal cues as well as the
emotional state of oneself and others, skills associated with emotional intelligence (Chang, 2009;
Joseph & Newman, 2010; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). Non-verbal cues such as facial and
postural expressions, as well as tone of voice are important sources of information for appraising
the emotional state of others as is information about the situational, environmental, and cultural
context (Mayer et al., 2016; Mayer et al. 2004; Mayer et al., 2008; Rivers, Brackett, Katulak, &
Salovey, 2007).
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Adaptive coping strategies, for which teacher self-efficacy and emotional intelligence are
important personal resources, have been shown to have a positive impact on emotional
exhaustion, teacher burnout, and the regulation of stress inducing situations. (Chan 2008; Chang,
2013; Mclean et al., 2007; Schäfer et al., 2020; Tsouloupas et al., 2010; Verešová & Malá, 2012).
Proactive coping, an adaptive strategy, has been found to protect against burnout and to improve
classroom management by priming teachers to be mindful of and prepared to face potential
problems in the classroom (Chang, 2013). This is especially important in teaching as the intense
emotional experience resulting from the appraisal of a single disruptive classroom event was
found to be positively associated with overall feelings of burnout, whereas situations that were
appraised as changeable and within the control of the individual tended to provoke less
psychological distress and may facilitate the use of proactive coping strategies (Chang, 2013;
Mclean et al., 2007; Schäfer et al., 2020; Verešová & Malá, 2012).
2.2. Mixed Reality Simulations
The importance of the mixed reality simulator as a context for learning with pre-service teachers
was also indicated by the literature. Mixed-reality environments are ones where elements of the
real world and a virtual world are presented together in a single display and can be classified
along a continuum from a wholly artificial world to one that only incorporates some virtual
aspects to augment reality (Ludlow, 2015; Milgram & Kishino, 1994). Mursion®, formerly
Teach Live, is one such mixed-reality application which combines a virtual learning environment
with elements of a real-world experience such as responsive avatars (Dawson &
Lignugaris/Kraft, 2017; Ludlow, 2015). Mursion® utilizes a “human-in-the-loop” approach
combining digital puppetry with basic artificial intelligence, which allows for a human actor to
directly control an avatar’s facial expressions and hold bi-directional conversations and at the
same time allows for artificial intelligence to execute pre-recorded idle behaviors when the
avatars are not directly under the control of a human (Nagendran, Pillat, Kavanaugh, Welch, &
Hughes, 2013). This technology allows for realistic interactive scenarios which can be
customized to a wide range of fields and applications (Mursion VR, 2016; Nagendran et al.,
2013).
A current area of interest is the application of Mursion® to the development of empathy and soft
skills, with applications to customer service, sales, and business management areas of particular
interest and companies such as H&R Block and T-Mobile already utilizing the technology to help
develop efficacy with their employees (Mursion® & Future Workplace, 2020).
Mixed reality simulators also served as a context for pre-service teachers to confront stressors,
and to experience and learn to manage a wide range of emotions, leading to emotional growth
and the development of resilience and confidence without a negative impact on others, with
opportunities for observation and reflection identified by pre-service teachers as an important
element of the mixed reality simulator experience (Dawson & Lignugaris/Kraft, 2017; Dieker et
al., 2014; Gul & Pecore, 2020; Piro & O’Callaghan, 2019; Gundel & Piro, 2021; Ledger, 2020).
Mixed reality simulators have been found to aid in pre-service teachers managing, appraising,
and responding to student behavior, as well as improve teachers’ abilities to engage in
perspective taking (Cohen et al., 2020; Larson et al., 2010; Pas et al., 2019; Stavroulia & Lanitis,
2019). Additionally, mixed reality simulators allow beneficial practice for pre-service teachers
managing difficult behaviors and improve their ability to accurately appraise student behavior as
disruptive or defiant, leading to improvements in redirection of behavior and overall classroom
environment (Cohen et al., 2020; Larson et al., 2010). Though the mixed reality simulator
Mursion® has received some criticism of the authenticity of the environment, it is overall viewed
as a beneficial experience due to the encouragement of flexibility, reflection in the moment, and
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the ability to identify the impact of teacher clarity, body language, tone, and expression (Gul &
Pecore, 2020; Kamhi-Stein et al., 2020; Ledger & Fischetti, 2019).
3. METHODOLOGY
3.1. Research Design
This study followed convergent parallel mixed method design protocols in which qualitative and
quantitative data were collected in parallel, analyzed separately, and then merged (Creswell
&Plano Clark, 2018). The sample for both the quantitative and qualitative components of this
study were drawn from students enrolled in two intact sections of an Introduction to Education
course offering a mixed reality simulator experience focused on the high leverage practice of
building classroom rapport and forming rules. Participants assigned to the treatment group
participated three times in the treatment package consisting of the Pre-Simulator Check-in (PSCI)
which occurred before each simulation experience and the Post-Simulator Reflection (PSR)
which occurred after. All members of both the treatment and comparison group also participated
in the qualitative component of the study, with case one bound by those who participated in the
emotional awareness exercises and case two bound by those who did not. Three research
questions guided this study:
1. Are there statistically significant differences between observed and expected scores of
pre-service teachers for participation in treatment (treatment, no treatment) on mean
scores of the Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (QCAE)?
Non-directional Hypothesis: There will be statistically significant differences between
observed and expected scores of pre-service teachers for participation in treatment
(treatment, no treatment) on mean scores of the QCAE.
2. Is there a statistically significant difference between observed and expected scores of pre-
service teachers for participation in treatment (treatment, no treatment) on mean scores of
the Personal Functioning Inventory (PFI)?
Non-directional Hypothesis: There will be a statistically significant difference between
observed and expected scores of pre-service teachers for participation in treatment
(treatment, no treatment) on mean scores of the Personal Functioning Inventory (PFI).
3. How do pre-service teachers participating in a mixed reality simulator perceive the
importance of emotional intelligence and more specifically emotional awareness?
3.1.1. Setting and Sample
The research was conducted at a university in the Northeastern United States featuring a teacher
preparation program with required mixed reality simulator experience embedded into the
program. The teacher preparation program was accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of
Educator Preparation (CAEP) and provided certification pathways for Elementary (K-6),
Secondary (7-12), and Dual Certification (K-12). Throughout the course of the program pre-
service teachers were expected to complete a total of four courses which feature mixed reality
simulation experiences. Each simulation course required students to teach three 2- to 8- minute
lessons focused on the development of a different high-leverage practice. The mixed reality
platform used by this university was Mursion, a mixed reality simulator.
The course targeted by this study was Introduction to Education, often the students’ initial
simulation experience, in which the mixed reality simulator experiences were focused on the high
leverage practice of building classroom rapport and forming rules. Due to Covid-19 protocols
both the Spring, 2021 and Fall, 2021 sections of the course completed their Mursion simulations
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through Zoom. In the Zoom format pre-service teachers were able to see both themselves as well
as the avatars during their simulation experience, although all other members of the Zoom call
were asked to turn off their cameras when a simulation was ongoing to reduce distraction.
Participants have control over starting the simulation by saying “start simulation”, over ending
the simulation by stating “end simulation,” and have the ability to pause the simulator as desired
(“pause simulation”). Pre-service teachers were provided with the task for their Mursion
simulation prior to each session to help them prepare for the experience and were asked to
complete a reflection following each session. Image 1 depicts the mixed reality learning
environment that the participants viewed for their simulations.
Image 1.Simulation Classroom: Middle School Classroom
The high leverage practice of building classroom rapport and forming rules were the focus on the
mixed reality simulator experiences embedded into the coursework. In total, 27 pre-service
teachers (n = 27) participated in the research study, with the treatment group (n =15) drawn from
one intact section in the Spring, 2021 semester and the comparison group (n =12) drawn from
one intact section in the Fall, 2021 semester. Table 1 provides the demographic information for
participants.
Table 1. Sample Demographic Information
Case Participant Gender Concentration Area Prior career
1 Andrew M Social Studies, 6-12 No
1 Bailey F Spanish, 6-12 No
1 Dana F Social Studies, 6-12 No
1 Eddie M Music, K-12 No
1 Faith F Elementary, K-6 No
1 Gavin M English, 6-12 Yes
1 Henry M Elementary, K-6 No
1 Ian M Social Studies, 6-12 No
1 Jack M Health, K-12 No
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1 Kent M Elementary, K-6 No
1 Laura F Social Studies, 6-12 Yes
1 Mary F Music, K-12 No
1 Nate M Social Studies, 6-12 No
1 Olivia F Elementary, K-6 Yes
1 Payton F Elementary, K-6 No
2 Mia F English, 6-12 No
2 Nora F Music, K-12 No
2 Ani F Music, K-12 No
2 Paige F Music, K-6 No
2 Quincy F Music, K-6 No
2 Riley F Music, K-12 No
2 Sara F Music, K-12 No
2 Tessa F Elementary, K-6 No
2 Gabe M Social Studies, 6-12 No
2 Vance M Music, K-12 No
2 Wyatt M Health, K-12 No
2 Zack M Music, K-12 No
3.2. Sampling Procedure
Sampling for the quantitative portion of this study was conducted utilizing convenience sampling
(Patton, 1990). Sampling for the qualitative component utilized criterion sampling (Patton,
1990), focusing on the same participants from the quantitative sampling.
3.3. Instrumentation and Data Collection
This study utilized two instruments for the treatment, and four instruments for data collection.
The Pre-Simulator Check-in (PSCI) and Post-Simulator Reflection (PSR) were used as
components of the treatment package. The Student Demographic Questionnaire, Personal
Functioning Inventory, Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy, and a qualitative Exit
Survey were all used for data collection.
3.3.1. Treatment Instruments
3.3.1.1. Pre-Simulator Check-in (PSCI)
A researcher created exercise aligned with the cognitive skills of appraisal, proactive coping,
emotional recognition, and emotional regulation. In this exercise participants were asked to
identify their current emotional state, what emotional state they would like to be in when starting
their simulator experience, and to identify a strategy they can use to achieve the desired
emotional state for their simulation experience.
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Identification of emotional state was completed using a labelled version of the Mood Meter, a
tool created by Yale University which asks participants to plot their mood using the axes of
pleasantness and energy level (Brackett, 2020). While the Mood Meter is meant to serve as a tool
for individuals to reflect upon their own emotional state, it demonstrates content validity through
its alignment with the circumplex model of affect (Brackett et al., 2019).
The Pre-Simulator Check-in was administered to participants as a Google Form prior to their
simulation experience and took less than 5 minutes to complete. Data were collected in two
batches, first in the Spring 2021 semester and second in the Fall 2021 semester.
3.3.1.2. Post-Simulator Reflection (PSR)
A researcher created exercise aligned with the cognitive skills of appraisal, emotional
recognition, and emotional regulation. The exercise asked participants to identify their current
emotional state using the Mood Meter (Brackett, 2020) and to use perspective taking to respond
to a student focused mock event related to their simulation experience. The Post-Simulator
Reflection was administered to participants as a Google Form which took less than 10 minutes to
complete.
3.4. Data Sources
3.4.1. Personal Functioning Inventory (PFI)
The Personal Functioning Inventory (Kohn, et al., 2003) was administered to all participants prior
to their first simulation experience and after their final simulation experience in the course, with
each administration of the inventory taking less than 10 minutes to complete. The PFI is a 30-
item self-report inventory measured using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 =
Disagree, 3 = Unsure, 4 = Agree, 5= Strongly Agree), with a single total score calculated by
summing all responses. The purpose of the Personal Functioning Inventory is to measure the
construct of adaptiveness, which can be defined as coping consistently with the goal being to
reduce stress or to not aggravate it (Kohn, et al., 2003).
3.4.2. Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (QCAE)
The Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy (Reniers et al., 2011) was administered to
all participants prior to their first simulation experience and after their final simulation experience
in the course, with each administration of the inventory taking less than 10 minutes to complete.
The QCAE is a 31-item self-report questionnaire using a 4-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly
Disagree, 2 = Slightly Disagree, 3 = Slightly Agree, 4= Strongly Agree), to assess both cognitive
and affective empathy (Reniers et al., 2011). The Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective
Empathy is unique in that it seeks to explore empathy as a multidimensional construct by
measuring both cognitive and affective empathy, explicitly addressing constructs that comprise
each type of empathy (Reniers, et al., 2011).
3.4.3. Student Demographic Questionnaire (SDQ)
This was a researcher created tool designed to gather basic demographic information as well as
initial information about perceptions of emotional awareness and proactive coping. This survey
took approximately 10 minutes to complete and was administered in the first three weeks of the
course.
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3.4.4. Qualitative Exit Survey (ES)
This was a researcher created tool designed to gather information about perceptions related to
proactive coping and emotional awareness following students’ third simulation experience. The
survey was administered to all participants and included open ended as well as Likert scale items
related to the constructs.
Data Collection in the Spring, 2021 semester spanned January to May and occurred in four
phases: (a) administration of the Student Demographic Questionnaire, (b) first administration of
the PFI and QCAE, (c) administration of the treatment package alongside each simulation
session, (d) administration of the Exit Survey and the second administration of the PFI and
QCAE. Data Collection in the Fall, 2021 semester spanned September to December and
occurred in three phases: (a) administration of the Student Demographic Questionnaire, (b) first
administration of the PFI and QCAE, (c) administration of the Exit Survey and the second
administration of the PFI and QCAE.
3.5. Data Analysis
Data were analyzed following quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods frameworks in
accordance with the corresponding research question. For research questions one and two, which
were both quantitative in nature, continuous data were converted into nominal categories due to
the non-parametric nature of the data sets, which allowed for Chi-Square procedures to be used
(Hinkle, Wiersma, & Jurs, 2013). A Chi-Square test for independence was used to assess
between group differences for both research questions, and a Paired Sign Test (Laerd Statistics,
2018) was conducted as a follow-up analysis to determine change over time when significance
was found in research question one. Due to the exploratory nature of this study, an a-priori p-
value for these data analyses was set at 0.1 and following a Bonferroni correction to account for
the three dependent variables, multiple measurements of the surveys, the adjusted p-value was set
at 0.033 (Hinkle et al., 2013).
The third research question focused on the qualitative aspect of how pre-service teachers perceive
emotional awareness in instruction and within the mixed reality simulator experience, and data
were analyzed in accordance with the six-phase thematic analysis process outlined by Braun and
Clark (2006) and the data were converted to percentages and visual representations.
4. RESULTS
4.1. Research Question One
Due to the non-parametric nature of the data, research question one explored the association
between group membership and empathy using a Chi-Square test for independence to analyze
differences between groups in agreement with items on the Cognitive Empathy and Affective
Empathy Subscales. Descriptive information regarding the QCAE and all related subscales are
provided in Table 2.
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Table 2. Descriptive Statistics for the QCAE and Related Subscales
Test Group Administration n mean sd Skew Kurtosis
Cognitive Empathy
Subscale
Treatment 1 15 57.93 6.88 -0.46 -0.93
2 15 61.60 5.88 0.01 -0.87
Comparison 1 12 62.17 7.26 -.10 0.28
2 12 62.50 8.31 -0.35 -0.88
Affective Empathy
Subscale
Treatment 1 15 35.07 4.38 -0.03 -0.84
2 15 32.73 4.70 0.30 -0.77
Comparison 1 12 36.67 4.96 0.46 -0.88
2 12 37.92 5.16 0.28 -0.24
Next, assumptions were met for the between group QCAE scores. Third, the Chi-square test for
independence statistical significance for the Affective Empathy subscale used an adjusted p-value
of .033, (𝜒² (1, 27) = 7.04, p = .008). As shown in Table X, a Chi-Square test for independence
indicated a significant association between Affective Empathy QCAE subscale score and group
membership, using an a priori value of p < .10, (𝜒² (1, 27) = 7.04, p = .008). This result is in
partial support of the nondirectional hypothesis for research question one.
A Paired Sign Test was used for follow-up analysis on the Affective Empathy Subscale to
identify if a statistically significant median difference existed from administration one to
administration two. First the assumptions for the Paired Sign Test were met. A statistically
significant difference using an a-priori p-value of .10 was found for the treatment group on the
second subscale, Affective Empathy, between administration one (Mdn = 36) and administration
two (Mdn = 32), p = .035.
Table 3. Two-Sample Case Chi-Square Calculation and Result for Affective Empathy Subscale
Group Total Score Observed (O) Expected (E) (O-E)²)/E Residual (O-E)/√E
Treatment x ≥ 36 3 8 3.13 -1.77
x < 36 12 7 3.57 1.89
Comparison x ≥ 36 8 7 0.14 0.38
x < 36 4 5 0.20 -0.45
𝜒² 7.04
Note: The Calculated 𝜒²is greater than the critical value of 5.412. It is significant at p = .008
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4.2. Research Question Two
Research question two explored the association between group membership and adaptiveness in
coping using a Chi-square test for independence to analyze differences between groups in overall
agreement with items on the PFI due to the non-parametric nature of the data. First, the
descriptive statistics are demonstrated in Table 4.
Table 4. Descriptive Statistics for the PFI
Group Administration n Mean sd Skew Kurtosis
Treatment 1 15 100.60 15.34 -0.59 -0.86
2 15 100.87 13.20 0.11 -0.95
Comparison 1 12 96.00 15.86 -0.03 -0.90
2 12 98.08 17.30 1.88 4.37
Second, assumptions were met for the Chi-Square test. Third, a Chi-Square test for independence
indicated no significant association between PFI score and group membership, (𝜒² (1, 27) = 1.37,
p = .241); thus, no further follow up tests were conducted. This result is not in support of the
nondirectional hypothesis for research question two, as indicated in Table 5.
Table 5 Two-Sample Case Chi-Square Calculation and Result for Total PFI Score
Group Total Score Observed (O) Expected (E) (O-E)²)/E Residual (O-E)/√E
Treatment x > 90 10 10 0.00 0.00
x ≤ 90 5 5 0.00 0.00
Comparison x > 90 9 7 0.57 0.76
x ≤ 90 3 5 0.80 -0.89
𝜒² 1.37
Note: The Calculated 𝜒² is less than the critical value of 5.412. It is not significant, p = .241
4.3. Research Question Three
Research question three was qualitative in nature and was used to explore the perceived
importance of emotional awareness by pre-service teachers participating in a mixed reality
simulator. Data were collected to address this research question through the Demographic
Questionnaire and the qualitative Exit Survey and were analyzed following Braun and Clark
(2006) thematic analysis protocol and descriptive statistics were used to visualize those results.
Three themes emerged from the analysis of the data.
Theme one, emotional awareness as it related to emotional state, included the sub themes of
emotional awareness as important for recognizing the emotional state of self and others,
emotional awareness as helpful for regulating emotional state, and emotional awareness as an
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understanding influenced by life experiences and further developed over time. Participants were
asked to provide a definition for emotional awareness based on their understanding of the concept
at both the beginning and the end of the study. These definitions varied in complexity,
orientation, and focus although some common themes emerged when analyzing the definitions.
As shown in Table 6, three common topics emerged from the definitions provided by both case
one and case two: the ability to identify one’s own emotions, the ability to identify the emotions
of self and others, and the ability to identify emotions of another.
Table 6 Topics Discussed by Participants in their Definitions of Emotional Awareness
Group Demographic Questionnaire Exit Survey
Case
One
Topics Participants Topics Participants
The ability to identify and/or
manage one’s own emotions
Bailey, Dana,
Eddie, Jack,
Laura, Mary
The ability to identify
and/or manage one’s own
emotions
Bailey, Eddie,
Henry, Jack, Laura,
Mary, Nate, Olivia
The ability to identify the
emotions of self and others
Kent, Payton,
Olivia
The ability to identify the
emotions of self and
others
Dana
The ability to identify
emotions of another
Faith, Nate The ability to identify
emotions of another
Faith, Gavin, Ian,
Payton
The impact of self on others Andrew The impact of self on
others
Andrew
The ability to express
emotions
Henry Unclear Kent
Knowing how to respond to
others
Ian
Case
Two
The ability to identify and/or
manage one’s own emotions
Ani, Tessa,
Riley, Zack,
Mia, Nora
The ability to identify and
one’s own emotions
Sara, Riley
The ability to identify to the
emotions of self and others
Vance, Quincy The ability to identify the
emotions of self and
others
Ani, Tessa, Mia,
Nora
The ability to identify
emotions of another
Gabe, Paige The ability to identify
emotions of another
Wyatt, Vance,
Gabe, Quincy,
Zack
The impact of self on others Sara Ability for appraisal Paige
Knowing how to respond to
others
Wyatt
Theme two, emotional state and emotional awareness as it related to having an impact on
performance, included the sub themes of emotional awareness as important for identifying and
responding to student needs, emotional awareness as important for the relationship between
teachers and students, and emotional awareness as having an impact on teacher
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performance. Prior to the first simulator experience, most of participants enrolled in case one and
case two perceived emotional awareness to be important or very important across multiple
contexts, with all participants in case one indicating they believed emotional awareness to be
important or very important when encountering new situations or personally difficult situations.
Similarly, all participants in case two indicated their belief that emotional awareness was
important or very important when encountering new situations.
Finally, theme three, emotional awareness as it related to the context of the simulator experience,
included the sub themes of emotional awareness as impacting simulator performance through
pre-service teacher’s own emotional state, emotional awareness as helpful for navigating the
relationship between simulator performance and the avatars, and emotional awareness as useful
for engaging proactive coping strategies for simulator performance. The exit survey asked
participants to rate the perceived importance of emotional awareness and the component skills of
emotional recognition, emotional regulation, appraisal, and proactive coping in the context of the
mixed reality simulator. Although in the initial survey approximately 93% of participants in case
one indicated they believed that emotional awareness would be important or very important in the
simulator, that number fell to 80% on the exit survey. Similarly, approximately 92% of
participants in case two indicated they believed that emotional awareness would be important or
very important in the simulator, but unlike case one, that percentage was maintained on the exit
survey. Despite this result, more than 83% of participants in both case one and case two rated the
skills of emotional recognition, emotional regulation, appraisal, and proactive coping as
important or very important.
4.4. Mixed Method Conclusion
The Affective Empathy subscale examined emotional contagion, the automatic mirroring of
others’ feelings, proximal responsivity, the affective response when witnessing others’ moods in
close contact, and peripheral responsivity, the affective response when witnessing other’s moods
in a detached context, as the components of affective empathy (Reniers et al., 2011). A Chi-
Square Test for Independence indicated a significant association between Affective Empathy
QCAE subscale score and group membership, using an adjusted value of p < .033, (𝜒² (1, 27) =
7.04, p = .008). Although the initial administration of the QCAE revealed eight participants self-
reported agreement with items on the QCAE and seven participants self-reporting disagreement,
the second administration indicated only three participants reporting agreement and 12
participants reporting disagreement. A Paired Sign test also revealed a statistically significant
difference between medians for the treatment group on the second subscale, Affective Empathy,
between administration one (Mdn = 36) and administration two (Mdn = 32), p = .035. This
decline in self-reported agreement with items related to Affective Empathy indicated that
participants in the treatment group were less likely to agree that their emotional expression was
impacted by the emotional state of others, which aligned with the qualitative findings that
participants in the treatment group were more cognizant of the need to regulate their own
emotional state.
5. IMPLICATIONS
This study explored the impact of emotional awareness exercises on measures of empathy and
adaptiveness in coping, as well as the perceived importance of emotional awareness, with pre-
service teachers in the mixed reality simulator. Findings and implications were organized by
research questions to first investigate the quantitative results, followed by the qualitative results,
which were then compared in accordance with a convergent parallel mixed methods framework
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Research questions one and two comprised the quantitative portion of this study. Analysis of
research question one, which explored the link between the use of emotional awareness exercises
and QCAE scores, found statistical significance relating to the Affective Empathy subscale. The
findings demonstrated that participants in the treatment group became less likely to self-report
affective responses to the mood of others over time and were less likely to self-report affective
responses to the mood of others than participants in the comparison group. This result may
reveal a metacognitive reflective process triggered by the Mood Meter component of the
treatment package, as the use of metacognition may engage emotional self-awareness and self-
management, thereby allowing for affective recognition of distress in another without mirrored
feelings of personal distress because emotional regulation has been engaged (Bertrand et al.,
2018; Powell, 2018; Reniers et al., 2011; Vreeke & van der Mark, 2003). Additionally, these
findings also potentially revealed the development of affective skills within the treatment group,
for example managing their own emotional displays, needed for a profession which necessitates a
high degree of emotional labor (Chang, 2009; deCastro et al., 2004, Hargreaves, 1998;
Hargreaves, 2001). Taken together, a recommendation is for teacher education programs to
identify programmatic opportunities for pre-service teachers to practice identifying beneficial
emotional states for a given situation, and potential means by which to achieve that emotional
state, to prepare them for the emotional labor required in the profession.
Analysis of the data for research question two did not find statistical significance on the Chi-
Square test for independence, indicating that the treatment and comparison group were both
comparable as it related to the use of adaptive coping strategies. These findings may mirror those
of Gul and Pecore (2020), whose qualitative study found that when coping with stress-inducing
situations within the simulator participants engaged techniques such as taking a deep breath,
stepping back, controlling emotions, and re-evaluating the situation, as within this study
participants in both groups reported similar use of adaptive coping strategies regardless of use of
emotional awareness exercises.
The qualitative portion of this study was comprised of research question three, which was
analyzed using the thematic analysis framework of Braun and Clark (2006) and reported via
descriptive statistics. The first theme to emerge from the data concerned emotional awareness as
it related to emotional state. From the definitions of emotional awareness provided by pre-
service teachers, the perceived importance of recognition and regulation of emotional state
emerged as defining characteristics, which is in alignment with the Mayer and Salovey (1997,
2016) four-branch model of emotional intelligence. Participants also noted non-verbal cues
served as important information sources for the appraisal process (Mayer et al., 2016; Mayer et
al. 2004; Mayer et al., 2008; Rivers et al., 2007), and as such the use of the Mursion® simulator
with pre-service teachers should be continued as it offers the opportunity to practice the act of
appraisal in a simulated classroom environment prior to entering an actual classroom. Finally,
participants identified emotional awareness as a concept that once understood influenced their
perception and actions. Pre-service teaching programs may wish to consider a threshold learning
framework (Piro & O’Callaghan, 2019) for emotional awareness. Incorporating emotional
awareness as a threshold concept may encourage pre-service teachers to perceive emotional
awareness as a disposition rather than a set of skills.
The second theme to emerge from the data were emotional state and emotional awareness as it
related to having an impact on performance. Participants identified the importance of emotional
awareness for responding to student needs, aligning with previous studies which found that the
skills targeted by SEL programs aid teachers in promoting student engagement, forming
relationships, and allowing for a more nuanced understanding of student behavior as well as the
emotional context of the classroom (Castillo et al., 2013; Harvey et al., 2016; Tsouloupas et al.,
2010; Valente, Lourenço et al., 2020; Valente, Veiga-Branco et al., 2020). Explicitly addressing
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with pre-service teachers the importance of emotional awareness for responding to student needs
may improve their ability to enhance student engagement, build relationships, and appraise
classroom situations.
The final theme to emerge from the qualitative data analysis was emotional awareness as it
related to the context of the simulator experience. Participants in this study specifically discussed
the ability for emotional state to elevate performance as well as the need to manage anxiety in the
simulator. As the simulations have been shown to be an emotionally laden experience (Gundel &
Piro, 2021), it is essential for pre-service teachers to develop strategies for managing emotions to
be successful in the simulator. Next, although there was some dissension about the realness of the
avatars, overall participants expressed the importance of using emotional awareness abilities to
respond to the avatars in the same manner as they would any student, similar to the findings of
Kamhi-Stein, Lao, and Issagholian (2020). Pre-service teachers should be encouraged to
approach the simulation experience as an approximation of reality and embrace the opportunity to
engage with the avatars in a manner that promotes skill development and professional growth
(Piro & O’Callaghan, 2020).
Emerging from the comparison of the quantitative and qualitative data we as a differing emphasis
on the need to regulate emotion. The discussion of the need to monitor and manage one’s own
emotional state by the treatment group aligns with deep acting, which is attempting to modify
one’s own emotional state to bring it into agreement with an emotional state that is beneficial for
the present situation (deCastro et al., 2004; Joseph & Newman, 2010). Teacher preparation
programs should consider embedding reflective tools, such as the Mood Meter,for modifying
one’s emotional state into coursework as a regular practice for all pre-service teachers.
6. THREATS AND LIMITATIONS
A moderate history threat was addressed by the treatment and comparison groups being studied
in consecutive semesters. As related to instrumentation, there was a moderate risk for this threat
as students completed the same measures of adaptiveness in coping and empathy twice during the
study. There was a low risk, however, of their first simulation performance impacting later
simulation performances as the simulation scenario changed for each experience. Experimenter
threat was low in this study, as the exercises were not based on direct, individualized intervention
by the experimenters but rather the use of standardized forms for all participants in the treatment
group. Triangulation, the convergence of multiple data sources, was the main means for
establishing trustworthiness. Additionally, dense description was used in sharing information
about the research methods used, the research context, and participant responses to provide an
index of transferability and as well as information about the potential repeatability of the study
(Krefting, 1991). Two data audits were conducted between the first two authors, with
consideration to the research process and findings, and a particular focus on data reconstruction
and synthesis products such as thematic categories (Krefting, 1991). Limitations of this study
include its small sample size and minor differences between the composition and experience of
the treatment and comparison group between two different semesters of data collection, although
both groups came from the same university and education program with both groups taking the
course at the same point in their programs.
7. CONCLUSION
Taken as a whole, the findings of this study lend support to the intentional integration of
coursework relating to emotional awareness into teacher preparation programs, especially those
featuring the use of a mixed reality simulator. Emotional awareness abilities have been linked to
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potentially aiding teachers in promoting student engagement, enhancing mental flexibility,
forming relationships, appraising the emotional context of the classroom, and buffering against
burnout (Brackett & Baron, 2018; Castillo et al., 2013; Harvey et al., 2016; Tsouloupas et al.,
2010; Valente, Lourenço et al., 2020; Valente, Veiga-Branco et al., 2020) in addition to having
been shown to be positively related to self-efficacy beliefs (Alrajhi et al., 2017; Valente,
Lourenço et al., 2020; Valente, Veiga-Branco et al., 2020).
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AUTHORS
The authors study mixed reality simulations in educator preparation with special emphasis on self-efficacy
and social emotional learning.