In the responsive condition, learners requested less than half of the information the PAL was designed to deliver¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Interaction logs showed that responsive-condition students made fewer requests than half the total number of ideas the responsive PAL was designed to deliver. → Kim 2006

Evidence¶

Kim 2006¶

Kim, Y., Baylor, A. L., & PALS Group. (2006). Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions: The Role of Agent Competency and Type of Interaction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 54(3), 223-243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-006-8805-z

q2 · i? · causal · r2

A secondary log analysis of student requests in the responsive condition of the main experiment (Low-Responsive n = 14 plus High-Responsive n = 16); it indicates students did not use all the information the PAL offered on request.

"we examined the data from student interaction logs that recorded the number of student requests for information in the responsive PAL condition. The data showed that the number of their requests was less than half the total number of ideas that the responsive PAL was designed to deliver."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• A responsive PAL does not improve learner attitudes toward the agent, and competency and interaction type show no significant interaction — related
• A proactive PAL improves learners' recall of the agent's ideas more than a responsive PAL (d = 0.78) — related
• Proactive PALs yielded higher recall than responsive PALs, with the advantage differing by learner academic strength — related