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shared by Thomas Page on 08 May 09 - Cached

Agents are the lifelike characters in multimedia software and online applications that pop up on the screen to explain rules, provide hints, or prompt the user to use the program’s features.
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when an agent is programmed to demonstrate emotion and to speak in a personalized tone, students’ learning rates and interaction is higher
- Thomas Page on 11 May 09
  
  This article, and in particular, this passage is what motivaded me to search for possible agents.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article, and in particular, this passage is what motivaded me to search for possible agents.</div>
  
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guided practice
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build skills and fluency
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comprehension strategies
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an effective tutor for remediation or initial presentation of a new content area.
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Reciprocal teaching
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in teaching an agent how to solve a problem
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t is important to determine the type of interaction that the agent has with the user as well as the quality of interaction it solicits from users. The best agents ask questions that promote higher-order thinking (i.e., why, what-if, and how questions) and do not unnecessarily define or limit the user’s thinking about a topic
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