A large number of studies carried out on pupils aged 8–14 have shown that teachable agent
(TA) based games are beneficial for learning. The present pioneering study aimed to initiate …

This chapter studies serious games, games for education and training. First, the nature of
what makes a game is discussed and a distinction drawn between games and simulation …

Abstract The Information and Communication Technologies provide a world of discoveries,
relations and leanings, presenting possibilities that can help the teaching and learning …

The purpose of this quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group study was to test
theories of constructivism and motivation, along with research-based teaching practices of …

Learning in educational games is often associated with some form of competition. We
investigated how students responded to winning or losing in an educational math game …

The paper discusses the motivation for and outcome of the addition of socially oriented so
called “off-task” conversational abilities to an existing “teachable agent”(TA) in an …

Educational software based on teachable agents has repeatedly proven to have positive
effects on students' learning outcomes. The strongest effects have been shown for low …

Abstract Mathematics is a fundamental subject in primary and secondary education. It is also
a subject that requires students to think deeply and to relate known facts to new concepts. In …

Serious games have been increasingly interesting to educators recently, but it is difficult to
find good games that truly address the needs of young learners, especially in mathematics …

In this position paper, I reflect upon the question “Should AI stay married to Ed?”, specifically
referring to how research in AI and Education should cross-fertilize to define AIED as an …