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Research regarding autonomous learning shows that freeplay does not result in optimal learning. Combining scenario-based training with intelligent agent technology offers the possibility to create autonomous training enriched with automated adaptive support delivered by a director agent. We conducted an experiment to investigate whether directing training scenarios improves the quality of training. Six instructors rated video fragments of directed and non-directed scenarios in terms of learning value. Results show that the instructors consider directed scenarios to be considerably more effective for learning than non-directed scenarios. Implications for the design of a director agent are discussed.
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Peeters, M., van den Bosch, K., Meyer, JJ.C., Neerincx, M.A. (2011). Scenario-Based Training: Director’s Cut. In: Biswas, G., Bull, S., Kay, J., Mitrovic, A. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Education. AIED 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6738. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21869-9_35
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