Title :
Basic Factors Design of Pedagogical Agent System in an Ecology View
Author :
Sun, Xuedong ; Zhang, Lianhao
Author_Institution :
Educ. Technol. Sch., Shenyang Normal Univ., Shenyang, China
Abstract :
Pedagogical agents as anthropomorphic interfaces for computer-based systems are not going away. Early history of agents. The roots of the modern pedagogical agent lie in the early development of software agents. Initially, an agent was defined as software programmed with complex algorithms designed for effective communication of statements back and forth from agent to program. A sophisticated pedagogical agents systems usually require considerable experts that come from the field of Education, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Education Technology and so on, concern on the design, development, application and evaluation of agents. More recently in the field of education, the focus of pedagogical agent research has been on the effectiveness of pedagogical agents as a method for presenting and delivering instructional information. We could take a number of steps to simplify the task or learning messages in agent-based virtual learning environments. Learners exposed to an environment with a pedagogical agent demonstrated deeper learning and higher motivation than learners without an agent. This article is main refers to the problem of design of Pedagogical Agent System, such as basic factors and the control of behavior in a ecology view.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; software agents; agent-based virtual learning; anthropomorphic interfaces; computer-based systems; ecology; instructional information; pedagogical agent system; software agents; Algorithm design and analysis; Anthropomorphism; Communication effectiveness; Computer interfaces; Educational programs; Environmental factors; History; Psychology; Software agents; Software algorithms; Pedagogical Agent System; agent; ecology; ecosystem;
Conference_Titel :
Hybrid Intelligent Systems, 2009. HIS '09. Ninth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shenyang
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3745-0
DOI :
10.1109/HIS.2009.250