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Pre-Service Teachers’ Coping and Anxiety within Mixed-Reality Simulations

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  • Steven Anton

    (Department of Education and Educational Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT 06810, USA)

  • Jody S. Piro

    (Department of Education and Educational Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT 06810, USA)

  • Marcia A. B. Delcourt

    (Department of Education and Educational Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT 06810, USA)

  • Erik Gundel

    (Department of Education and Educational Psychology, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT 06810, USA)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of time in Mixed-Reality Simulations (MRS) on anxiety levels and coping for pre-service teachers (PSTs). A convergent parallel mixed-methods design was utilized. For each pair of matched observations on both levels for both surveys, no statistically significant difference was found. Three finding statements emerged from the qualitative data: (a) participants experienced anxiety surrounding the mixed-reality simulations from many different sources, (b) participants’ anxiety surrounding the mixed-reality simulations manifested itself in a variety of ways, and (c) participants implemented different coping skills to attempt to manage the anxiety they were experiencing surrounding the mixed-reality simulations. A comparison of the quantitative and the qualitative findings revealed two mixed-method findings: (a) pre-service teachers can benefit from experiencing anxiety within a mixed-reality simulation setting and (b) mixed-reality simulations provide pre-service teachers with the opportunity to develop their coping skills. Implications for the potential benefits and impact of time spent within a mixed-reality simulator on pre-service teachers’ anxiety and adaptiveness in coping are addressed.

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  • Steven Anton & Jody S. Piro & Marcia A. B. Delcourt & Erik Gundel, 2023. "Pre-Service Teachers’ Coping and Anxiety within Mixed-Reality Simulations," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:3:p:146-:d:1086195
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    1. Yesim Bayrakdaroglu & Hakan Hekim, 2020. "Examination of Pre-Service Teachers’ Stress Levels towards Academic Expectations and Goal Commitment in Terms of Various Variables," Asian Journal of Education and Training, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 6(3), pages 461-467.
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    1. Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad & Randa Keeley & Andrea Frazier, 2023. "Using Mixed Reality to Support Inclusive Teaching Strategies in General and Special Education Preparation Programs," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-16, October.

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