The Mentor agent had the overall best combined impact on learning and motivation¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Among the three roles, the Mentor (combining expertise and motivation) had the overall best impact on both learning and motivation. → Kim 2015

Evidence¶

Kim 2015¶

Kim, Y., & Baylor, A. L. (2015). Research-Based Design of Pedagogical Agent Roles: a Review, Progress, and Recommendations. Int J Artif Intell Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0055-y

q3 · i? · review · r2

Comparative finding from Experiment 2 (71 pre-service teachers): of the two expertise agents, the Mentor was more engaging and led to improved self-efficacy, giving it the best combined impact. No effect size printed.

"Of the two agents with expertise, the Mentor was perceived to be more engaging and also led to improved self-efficacy, thus having the overall best impact on learning and motivation."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Agents with expertise (Expert and Mentor) improved learning outcomes and were perceived as more credible — related
• Split-persona effect: two distinct agent roles (Expert and Motivator) outperformed one combined Mentor agent — reports the opposite
• Motivational agent roles (Motivator and Mentor) were perceived as more human-like and improved learner self-efficacy — related