DocumentCode :
2736174
Title :
Applied Software Agents mechanism to Mathematics Learning in Elementary School
Author :
Cheng, Yuh-Ming ; Chen, Peng-Fei
Author_Institution :
Shu Te Univ., Kaohsiung
fYear :
2007
fDate :
5-7 Sept. 2007
Firstpage :
201
Lastpage :
201
Abstract :
The main purpose of this study is to construct a learning system with a pedagogical agent to assist grade 6 elementary school students to learn mathematics. In order to make up for the shortage of feedback in traditional on-line learning systems, this system manipulates a pedagogical agent mechanism to raise student motivations and give them prompt feedback to support and improve their mathematics learning. Concerning the purpose of understanding this system´s various effects for different level students (high, average, and low), this study uses an experimental approach with 62 students as the sample and conducts t-test for statistical processing among levels. In addition, the researchers interviewed participants for greater understanding of the learning effects utilizing this system. The study found that the pedagogical agent has a valuable, positive, and efficient effect on students´ mathematics learning no matter if their mathematics levels are high, average, or low.
Keywords :
intelligent tutoring systems; mathematics computing; software agents; e-learning; mathematics learning; online learning system; pedagogical agent; software agent; statistical processing; student motivation; Computational modeling; Computer aided instruction; Computer science; Education; Feedback; Internet; Learning systems; Mathematics; Multimedia systems; Software agents;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Computing, Information and Control, 2007. ICICIC '07. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kumamoto
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2882-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICICIC.2007.179
Filename :
4427846
Link To Document :
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