Learning from Pedagogical Agents

Lead Researcher and Department
Bruce Mann, Ph.D., LL.M; Faculty of Education, Memorial University

Collaborators and Students
Henry Schulz, Ph.D., Jianping Cui, M.Ed., Shannon Adams, M.Ed.

Funding Resources
VP Research grant.

Summary
To conduct educational research on web-based, animated pedagogical agents with students in participating Newfoundland schools.

Published in:

Mann, B.L., Schulz, H. & Cui, J. Multimedia learning in young children: Attentional control, a pedagogical agent and the SSF model of instructional design. Learning and Instruction Journal. In review.

Adams, S., Mann, B.L., Schulz, H. (2006). Can seventh graders learn fractions from a Web-based pedagogical agent? Using comparison groups three times over several weeks, in Bruce L. Mann (Ed.). Selected styles in web-based educational research. (pp. 332-346) Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

Dates
2006

Keywords
Web-based instruction; Educational technology; Educational research

Locations
St. John's
Bay Roberts
Avalon Peninsula
Zone 17 - Mariner
Zone 19 - Northeast Avalon

Industry Sectors
Elementary and Secondary Schools (Educational Services)
Educational Support Services (Educational Services)

Thematic Categories
Educational Research (Education)
Educational Technology (Education)

Departments
Faculty of Education (STJ)