Pedagogical-Agent Learning Companions in a Virtual Reality Educational Experience (original) (raw)

Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Ubiquitous and Virtual Environments for Learning and Collaboration, 2019

Abstract

This research studies pedagogical agents as a learning companion (PALs) and aims to find which approach is more effective for learners in terms of learning, engagement and rapport: a PAL that is the same gender as the student, a PAL that is female, or a PAL that is male. We compared results in terms of learning and rapport with respect to the gender of a PAL. To this end, we implemented a multimodal interactive virtual-reality application to teach students about the 1770 Boston Massacre. Our results suggest that (1) both male and female participants will learn well with a female PAL, and (2) differences in rapport do not seem to affect learning.

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