Title:
An Animated Pedagogical Agent to Support Problem-Based Learning [Download]Authors:
de Oliveira Fontes, Laysa Mabel and Neto, Francisco Milton Mendes and Diniz, Fábio Abrantes and Carlos, Danilo Gomes and Júnior, Luiz Jácome and da Silva, Luiz Cláudio Nogueira
Index Terms:
Context awareness;Ontologies;Collaboration;Problem-solving;Teamwork;Software agents;Learning systems;Animated pedagogical agent;learning object;problem-based learning;software agent
Abstract:
Problem-based learning (PBL) is a learning theory that emphasizes collaboration and teamwork to solve a problem. However, a problem that frequently occurs in the implementation of PBL is the presence of passive students who usually have difficulty working in teams or who are unmotivated during the process of teaching and learning. An aspect that can positively influence the implementation process of the PBL is the recommendation of context-sensitive learning objects (LOs). Thus, this paper presents an approach based on an animated pedagogical agent and three other agents for the detection of passive students and for the recommendation of LOs in accordance with the students' context to improve the learning process of PBL.
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How to cite:
de Oliveira Fontes, Laysa Mabel and Neto, Francisco Milton Mendes and Diniz, Fábio Abrantes and Carlos, Danilo Gomes and Júnior, Luiz Jácome and da Silva, Luiz Cláudio Nogueira, "An Animated Pedagogical Agent to Support Problem-Based Learning" in IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, pp. 56-63, May. 2013. doi: 10.1109/RITA.2013.2258235