Learning with Multimedia Agents - 0 views
-
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.
-
when an agent is programmed to demonstrate emotion and to speak in a personalized tone, students’ learning rates and interaction is higher
- ...6 more annotations...
-
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