Monitoring support delivered via a scripted conversational agent significantly improves goal attainment compared with reflection-only and control conditions¶
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q3 i3 Participants in the Monitoring Only and Monitoring & Reflection conditions reported significantly higher goal attainment than those in Reflection Only and Control conditions. → Martins van Jaarsveld 2025
Evidence¶
Martins van Jaarsveld 2025¶
Martins van Jaarsveld, G., Wong, J., Baars, M., Specht, M., & Paas, F. (2025). Enhancing goal attainment in higher education with a scripted conversational agent: Effects of monitoring and reflection support in digital learning. Computers and Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2025.105441
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Mixed-design ANOVA on weekly self-reported goal attainment in an RCT with 84 undergraduates randomly assigned to four conditions over five weeks; the main effect of condition was significant with η2p = .287, "indicating a large effect".
"The results showed a significant main effect of condition, F(3, 80) = 10.728, p < .001, η2p = .287, indicating a large effect. Results of pairwise comparisons with Bonferroni corrections showed significant differences in goal attainment across conditions."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Adding goal-monitoring prompts to a scripted conversational agent's weekly goal-setting raised undergraduates' self-reported goal attainment over reflection-only and goal-setting-only conditions — related
- Neither time nor the condition-by-time interaction significantly affected goal attainment over the five-week intervention — related
- The monitoring and reflection intervention had no significant effect on post-intervention academic performance — related
- Self-reported SRL questionnaire scores rose over a five-week goal-setting intervention in all conditions, with no differences between conditions — related
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