Increasing learners' motivation through pedagogical agents: The cast of virtual characters in the DynaLearn ILE

Michael Wißner; Wouter Beek; Esther Lozano; Gregor Mehlmann; Floris Linnebank; Jochem Liem; Markus Häring; René Bühling; Jorge Gracia; Bert Bredeweg; Elisabeth André

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-32326-3_10

Increasing learners' motivation through pedagogical agents: The cast of virtual characters in the DynaLearn ILE

Michael Wißner^*, Wouter Beek, Esther Lozano, Gregor Mehlmann, Floris Linnebank, Jochem Liem, Markus Häring, René Bühling, Jorge Gracia, Bert Bredeweg, Elisabeth André

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Abstract

Motivation is a critical requirement for successful learning. Previous research has identified that animated pedagogical agents can increase motivation. Following these results, we present the cast of pedagogical agents in the DynaLearn Intelligent Learning Environment. Each of these agents is associated with one of the different support types available in the environment, giving each agent a clearly defined role. We describe the different character roles, how their knowledge is generated and related to the pedagogical purpose at hand, how they interact with the learners and finally how this interaction helps increasing the learners' motivation. To assess this, we conducted a preliminary evaluation with three of the characters and report our findings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Agents for Educational Games and Simulations - International Workshop, AEGS 2011, Revised Papers
Pages	151-165
Number of pages	15
Volume	7471 LNAI
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32326-3_10
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Workshop on Agents for Educational Games and Simulations, AEGS 2011 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 2 May 2011 → 2 May 2011

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	7471 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	03029743
ISSN (Electronic)	16113349

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Conference	International Workshop on Agents for Educational Games and Simulations, AEGS 2011
Country/Territory	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Taipei
Period	2/05/11 → 2/05/11

Keywords

Engagement
Intelligent Learning Environments
Motivation
Pedagogical Agents
Virtual Characters

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Wißner, M., Beek, W., Lozano, E., Mehlmann, G., Linnebank, F., Liem, J., Häring, M., Bühling, R., Gracia, J., Bredeweg, B., & André, E. (2012). Increasing learners' motivation through pedagogical agents: The cast of virtual characters in the DynaLearn ILE. In Agents for Educational Games and Simulations - International Workshop, AEGS 2011, Revised Papers (Vol. 7471 LNAI, pp. 151-165). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7471 LNAI). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32326-3_10

Wißner, Michael ; Beek, Wouter ; Lozano, Esther et al. / Increasing learners' motivation through pedagogical agents : The cast of virtual characters in the DynaLearn ILE. Agents for Educational Games and Simulations - International Workshop, AEGS 2011, Revised Papers. Vol. 7471 LNAI 2012. pp. 151-165 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Agents for Educational Games and Simulations - International Workshop, AEGS 2011, Revised Papers. Vol. 7471 LNAI 2012. p. 151-165 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7471 LNAI).

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Wißner M, Beek W, Lozano E, Mehlmann G, Linnebank F, Liem J et al. Increasing learners' motivation through pedagogical agents: The cast of virtual characters in the DynaLearn ILE. In Agents for Educational Games and Simulations - International Workshop, AEGS 2011, Revised Papers. Vol. 7471 LNAI. 2012. p. 151-165. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-32326-3_10

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