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v-Penglipur Lara: the development of a pedagogical agent in Malaysian folktales land

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It has been reported that the pedagogical agent is a great tool in enhancing learning and teaching. Its potential in educational technology can be seen from a variety effects on learning outcomes especially in terms of promoting users' learning; gaining users' attention; and in enhancing users' motivation. Notwithstanding all the research undertaken in the field of educational technology, there have been a limited number of studies involving children. We will investigate the potential of pedagogical agent in enhancing children's learning performance in a virtual learning environment and, specifically, we will focus on the pedagogical agent's potential in enhancing children's understanding of Malaysian folktales and moral values. In this paper, we explain briefly about Malaysian folktales in so-called Hikayat Land and the implementation of the Pedagogical Agent Level of Details (PALD) model. We also share our experience of using the Pandorabots web service in developing our pedagogical agent, v-Penglipur Lara, or the storyteller.

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IDC '12: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
June 2012
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ISBN:9781450310079
DOI:10.1145/2307096
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