Betty's Brain¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 against) · 2 studies (2 review),q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
Betty's Brain is a teachable-agent learning environment in which students construct and teach causal models to a virtual agent while developing domain knowledge and self-regulated learning skills.
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Claims¶
- Students' learning strategies can be detected and interpreted from activity sequences in the Betty's Brain open-ended learning environment [+W]
- In one video study of Betty's Brain, 77% of the feedback delivered by the agents was ignored by students. [-W]
- More successful Betty's Brain students showed significantly higher science learning gains, more accurate causal map edits, and more contextually focused, less random activities. [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Conati, C. (2016). Commentary on: “Toward Computer-Based Support of MetaCognitive Skills: a Computational Framework to Coach Self Explanation”. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-015-0074-8
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Betty's Brain is a teachable-agent learning environment in which students construct and teach causal models to a virtual agent while developing domain knowledge and self-regulated learning skills. |
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