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Veletsianos, George; Miller, Charles; Doering, Aaron – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
Conflicts occur when learners interact with pedagogical agents and virtual characters. Such conflicts--arising from technological limitations, psychosocial perceptions, and pedagogical inadequacies--hinder communication and interaction between virtual characters and learners, and impede successful engagement with learning tasks and experiences. To…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Interaction, Conflict, Guidelines
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Puntambekar, Sadhana; du Boulay, Benedict – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Describes and evaluates Metacognition in Studying from Texts (MIST), a system that helps students develop metacognitive skills by providing a process-based interface and support for collaboration and reflection. A study of 20 ninth graders determined that high ability students used the interface and intervention productively, but that low ability…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces