Animal companions: Fostering children's effort-making by nurturing virtual pets

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Title:	Animal companions: Fostering children's effort-making by nurturing virtual pets
Authors:	Chen,ZH;Liao,CV;Chien,TC;Chan,TW
Contributors:	網路學習科技研究所
Keywords:	LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS;AGENTS
Date:	2011
Issue Date:	2012-03-27 18:56:34 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	國立中央大學
Abstract:	Virtual character is a significant application in the research field of technology-enhanced learning. In this study, the concept of animal companions, 'non-smart' virtual characters, is proposed as a way to encourage students to promote effort-making learning behaviours. The two underpinning design rationales are first discussed followed by the description of the development of a practical application, the My-Pet v2 system. A preliminary experiment was conducted to examine the system usability in terms of cognitive, affective and time-on-task characteristics. The results reveal that participants in the group using a complete version of My-Pet v2 showed better quality of effort-making learning behaviours. Some implications and future research directions are also discussed.
Relation:	BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology] journal & Dissertation

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