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Zhao, Guopeng; Ailiya; Shen, Zhiqi – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
Teachable agent is a type of pedagogical agent which instantiates Learning-by-Teaching theory through simulating a "naive" learner in order to motivate students to teach it. This paper discusses the limitation of existing teachable agents and incorporates intrinsic motivation to the agent model to enable teachable agents with initiative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Learning
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Rossi, Pier Giuseppe; Magnoler, Patrizia; Giannandrea, Lorella – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: An e-portfolio is a useful tool to increase reflection and awareness in teachers and students. However, benefits of e-portfolio use are weakened by difficulties due to the lack of motivation, the heavy weight of creation and revision of the e-portfolios, the rigid tool structure. The paper aims to answer these emerging issues, showing how…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Student Motivation, Guidelines, Teaching Methods
Technology Connection, 1998
Presents the Executive Summary of a report commissioned by the Software Publishers Association to summarize educational technology research conducted from 1990 through 1997. Conclusions are discussed in terms of general findings, effect on student achievement and motivation/self-concept, and effectiveness of interactions involving educators and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Shellnut, Bonnie; Savage, Timothy; Knowlton, Allie – 1998
This paper describes how a Wayne State University (Michigan) multimedia design team is applying Keller's ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction) Model of Motivational Design to the entire process of design, development, and evaluation of multimedia courseware. The ARCS Model has been applied to the prototype module and is being…
Descriptors: Attention, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation