The lived experience of conversing with a pedagogical agent comprises five interdependent phenomenological themes¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Individuals experience an overwhelming curiosity and drive to question and understand the pedagogical agent, including trying to stump it. → Veletsianos 2008 q2 i? The sense of time is distorted during agent conversations, with hours seeming to pass by in minutes. → Veletsianos 2008 q2 i? The body enters a hyper state, with increased heart rate, blood pressure and heightened awareness. → Veletsianos 2008 q2 i? Individuals are pulled into the conversation and lose themselves, ceasing to multitask or notice surroundings. → Veletsianos 2008 q2 i? Individuals humanise the pedagogical agent, existing between fantasy and reality and ascribing humanlike characteristics to it. → Veletsianos 2008

Evidence¶

Veletsianos 2008¶

Veletsianos, G. & Miller, C. (2008). Conversing with pedagogical agents: A phenomenological exploration of interacting with digital entities. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39, 6, 969-986. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00797.x

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Hermeneutic phenomenological analysis of two interviews and 11 written reflections from six male and seven female informants who had conversed with agents in natural settings. The analysis identified five themes; informants reported being "completely engaged, in the zone, for 30 minutes" and that "time became void at least for a while".

"Specifically, we found that when conversing with a pedagogical agent, it is like: 1. Asking questions and trying to understand the pedagogical agent (relations with others). 2. The sense of time is distorted: hours pass by in minutes"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Curiosity balanced against knowledge-gap overwhelm drives prolonged engagement and memory — a broader claim this one bears on
• Students anthropomorphized the chatbot and built relationships with it through personal and social questions — related