An evaluation of animation in a pedagogical agent

This article gives an overview of current research on animated pedagogical agents at the Center for Advanced Research in Technology for Education (CARTE) at the University of Southern California/Information Sciences Institute. Animated pedagogical agents, ...

Animated pedagogical agents are a promising new way to motivate learners that interact with learning environments. However, the majority of the animated agents lack in their autonomy from the learning environment, that is, most of the animated agents ...

This exploratory experimental study validated the effectiveness of pedagogical agent roles for promoting motivational and learning outcomes within the MIMIC agent-based learning environment. In a between-subjects design, 73 learners worked with an agent ...