Motivational agent roles (Motivator and Mentor) were perceived as more human-like and improved learner self-efficacy¶
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q3 i? In Experiment 2, agents with emotional, motivational personas increased learner self-efficacy relative to the non-affective Expert role. → 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
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Experiment 2 with 71 undergraduate pre-service teachers learning instructional design skills compared the three agent roles (the article reports random assignment for Experiment 1 and does not say how Experiment 2 learners were assigned; it refers to the original paper for the method). The article reports that motivational agents "led to improved learner self-efficacy," but no effect size is printed.
"Specifically, the motivational agents (Motivator and Mentor) were perceived as more human-like and led to improved learner self-efficacy. However, the affective encouragement and support were not sufficient for the learners to achieve the learning goals"
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Related Claims¶
- Agents with expertise (Expert and Mentor) improved learning outcomes and were perceived as more credible — related
- The Mentor agent had the overall best combined impact on learning and motivation — related
- Split-persona effect: two distinct agent roles (Expert and Motivator) outperformed one combined Mentor agent — related
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Motivational agent roles (Motivator and Mentor) were perceived as more human-like and improved learner self-efficacy |
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Motivational agent roles (Motivator and Mentor) were perceived as more human-like and improved learner self-efficacy |
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