Monday, November 10
11:35-11:55 AM
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Borein B

Which Pedagogical Agent do Learners Choose? The Effects of Gender and Ethnicity

Brief Paper ID: 7588
  1. Amy Baylor
    Florida State University
  2. E Shen
    Florda State University
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    Xiaoxia Huang
    Florda State University

Abstract: This study examined how learners’ gender and ethnicity influenced their choice of pedagogical agents how they perceived the persona of the chosen agents. 183 undergraduates from two southeast universities participated in the study and were provided eight agents to choose from, each differing by gender (male, female), ethnicity (African American, Caucasian), and realism (realistic, cartoon). The results showed that African-American learners were significantly more likely to choose an agent with the same ethnicity and also to have positive attitudes toward the chosen agent after learning from it. Overall, the perceived agent demeanor was the most cited reason for why learners chose a particular agent. Female learners were more likely to choose a cartoon-like (as opposed to realistic) agent than male learners and were also more likely than males to choose an agent based on their previous experiences with human instructors.

Presider: William Bercu, Arizona State University

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