A survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments

This paper provides a literature review and perspectives on employing Intelligent Agents for human learning in virtual learning environments. The paper provides: (1) Research literature that employs AI functions and methods for educational or training purposes by the use of Intelligent Software Agen...

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Main Authors: Soliman, Mohamed, Guetl, Christian
Format: Journal Article
Published: Tiawan Academic Network, Ministry of Education 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32179
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description This paper provides a literature review and perspectives on employing Intelligent Agents for human learning in virtual learning environments. The paper provides: (1) Research literature that employs AI functions and methods for educational or training purposes by the use of Intelligent Software Agents. (2) Analysis of the pedagogical functions; pedagogical gain of employing pedagogical agents. Selected essential topics to learning with agents are investigated including personalization with intelligent agents, cognitive and meta-cognitive agents for teaching, emotions and affections of embodied pedagogical agents and agents as virtual humans. Applications of using intelligent agents are demonstrated from an educational perspective.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-321792018-07-02T03:34:22Z A survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments Soliman, Mohamed Guetl, Christian Cognitive tutors Intelligent agents Intelligent pedagogical agents This paper provides a literature review and perspectives on employing Intelligent Agents for human learning in virtual learning environments. The paper provides: (1) Research literature that employs AI functions and methods for educational or training purposes by the use of Intelligent Software Agents. (2) Analysis of the pedagogical functions; pedagogical gain of employing pedagogical agents. Selected essential topics to learning with agents are investigated including personalization with intelligent agents, cognitive and meta-cognitive agents for teaching, emotions and affections of embodied pedagogical agents and agents as virtual humans. Applications of using intelligent agents are demonstrated from an educational perspective. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32179 Tiawan Academic Network, Ministry of Education restricted
spellingShingle Cognitive tutors
Intelligent agents
Intelligent pedagogical agents
Soliman, Mohamed
Guetl, Christian
A survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments
title A survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments
title_full A survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments
title_fullStr A survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments
title_full_unstemmed A survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments
title_short A survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments
title_sort survey of pedagogical functions of intelligent agents in virtual learning environments
topic Cognitive tutors
Intelligent agents
Intelligent pedagogical agents
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32179