Girls rate the female agent as a significantly better model than boys do¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
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q3 i3 An ANOVA on agent-appraisal ratings showed a significant gender effect (F(1,20) = 4.87, p = 0.04, d = 0.95), with girls rating the agent above the scale midpoint and boys below it. → Hans van der Meij 2015

Evidence¶

Hans van der Meij 2015¶

Hans van der Meij, Jan van der Meij, Ruth Harmsen. (2015). Animated pedagogical agents effects on enhancing student motivation and learning in a science inquiry learning environment. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-015-9378-5

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Agent questionnaire (11 items, Cronbach's alpha 0.89) administered only in the agent condition to 21 students. Girls' mean was 5.57 (SD 1.23), about half a standard deviation above the midpoint; boys' mean was 3.94 (SD 2.08), below it. The article reports this as supporting Hypothesis 4.

"An ANOVA with gender as a fixed factor and model ratings for the agent as dependent variable showed a significant effect for gender, F(1,20) = 4.87, p = 0.04, d = 0.95. Girls rated the agent as a better model than boys"

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