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Liew, Tze Wei; Tan, Su-Mae; Jayothisa, Chandrika – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
The present study examined the impact of peer-like and expert-like agent stereotypes, as operationalized by agent's image and voice, on learners' agent perceptions, task-related attitudes, and learning achievement. 56 university freshmen (23 males and 33 females) interacted with either the peer-like agent (female college student) or the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
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Cheryan, Sapna; Meltzoff, Andrew N.; Kim, Saenam – Computers & Education, 2011
Three experiments examined whether the design of virtual learning environments influences undergraduates' enrollment intentions and anticipated success in introductory computer science courses. Changing the design of a virtual classroom--from one that conveys current computer science stereotypes to one that does not--significantly increased…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Females, Virtual Classrooms, Gender Differences