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Kim, Yanghee; Thayne, Jeffrey; Wei, Quan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
Mathematics anxiety is known to be detrimental to mathematics learning. This study explored if an embodied agent could be used to help alleviate student anxiety in classrooms. To examine this potential, agent-guided algebra lessons were developed, in which an animated agent was equipped with prescriptive instructional guidance and anxiety treating…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Animation
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van der Meij, Hans; van der Meij, Jan; Harmsen, Ruth – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
This study focuses on the design and testing of a motivational animated pedagogical agent (APA) in an inquiry learning environment on kinematics. The aim of including the APA was to enhance students' perceptions of task relevance and self-efficacy. Given the under-representation of girls in science classrooms, special attention was given to…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Animation