The review reports that AutoTutor improves learning by nearly one letter grade compared with reading a textbook for an equivalent time or with a pretest¶

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q2 i? Based on at least a dozen experiments, AutoTutor improved learning by nearly one letter grade relative to textbook reading or pretest comparison. → Nicole C. Krämer & Gary Bente 2010

Evidence¶

Nicole C. Krämer & Gary Bente 2010¶

Nicole C. Krämer & Gary Bente. (2010). Personalizing e-Learning. The Social Effects of Pedagogical Agents. Educ Psychol Rev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-010-9123-x

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The review reports, citing Graesser et al. (2007), that "AutoTutor improves learning by nearly one letter grade compared with reading a textbook for an equivalent amount of time or in comparison with a pretest." No effect size is printed.

"Based on more systematic research in at least a dozen experiments, Graesser et al. (2007) concluded that AutoTutor improves learning by nearly one letter grade compared with reading a textbook for an equivalent amount of time or in comparison with a pretest."

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