TY - JOUR
T1 - When educational agents meet surrogate competition
T2 - Impacts of competitive educational agents on students' motivation and performance
AU - Chen, Zhi Hong
AU - Chen, Sherry Y.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - The design of educational agents increasingly attracts researchers' attention recently. One of major reasons is that educational agents could enhance student learning in various aspects. Although research in this area has mushroomed, such research mainly emphasizes on students in higher education. It is still unclear how educational agents influence young student learning. In addition, competition is a significant element, but fewer studies take competition into account while designing educational agents. Although some studies have indicated that educational agents in competitive environments has positive effects on students' perception and attribution, its impacts on students' motivation and performance are unclear. Thus, the study develops an integrative agent that combines educational and competitive elements for young students, and further examines its influences, in terms of motivation and learning performance. The results revealed that such competitive educational agents could enhance students' motivation and learning performance.
AB - The design of educational agents increasingly attracts researchers' attention recently. One of major reasons is that educational agents could enhance student learning in various aspects. Although research in this area has mushroomed, such research mainly emphasizes on students in higher education. It is still unclear how educational agents influence young student learning. In addition, competition is a significant element, but fewer studies take competition into account while designing educational agents. Although some studies have indicated that educational agents in competitive environments has positive effects on students' perception and attribution, its impacts on students' motivation and performance are unclear. Thus, the study develops an integrative agent that combines educational and competitive elements for young students, and further examines its influences, in terms of motivation and learning performance. The results revealed that such competitive educational agents could enhance students' motivation and learning performance.
KW - Interactive learning environments
KW - Multimedia/hypermedia systems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897400802&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.02.014
DO - 10.1016/j.compedu.2014.02.014
M3 - 期刊論文
AN - SCOPUS:84897400802
SN - 0360-1315
VL - 75
SP - 274
EP - 281
JO - Computers and Education
JF - Computers and Education
ER -