چکیده مقاله
The rapid shift to online learning has reshaped how students communicate, enabling new opportunities but limiting the richness of emotional cues in virtual interactions Emojis have emerged as visual tools that supplement text and signal affect, yet their role in online education remains insufficiently examined This mixed methods study investigated frequency, types, and perceived impacts of emoji use among male and female university students in online learning contexts Quantitative analysis of survey data from 250 participants revealed that female students used emojis significantly more often M = 5 2 than male students M = 3 8, p < 001 Females also rated emojis as more appropriate for expressing emotions such as joy p = 002 , sadness p = 015 , and anger p = 035 Qualitative findings indicated that females perceived emojis as fostering warmth and connection, whereas males primarily used them for emphasis or humor These results suggest that gender differences shape digital emotional expression, offering implications for designing emotionally supportive, inclusive online learning environments that balance engagement, clarity, and social connection
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نویسندگان
Mohammad Aliakbari
Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
Zohre Dehghan Nezhad
Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
شیوه ارجاع
Aliakbari, Mohammad and Dehghan Nezhad, Zohre,1404,Visual Emotional Cues in Virtual Classrooms: A Gender-Based Study of Emoji Use,22nd International Conference on Language , Literature , Culture and History Studies,Tehran
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مجموعه مقالات بیست و دومین کنفرانس بین المللی مطالعات زبان، ادبیات، فرهنگ و تاریخ24 مرداد 1404 · تهران