[HTML][HTML] How pedagogical agents communicate with students: A two-phase systematic review

P Sikström, C Valentini, A Sivunen, T Kärkkäinen - Computers & Education, 2022 - Elsevier
Technological advancements have improved the capabilities of pedagogical agents to
communicate with students. However, an increased use of pedagogical agents in learning …

Effectiveness of multimedia pedagogical agents predicted by diverse theories: A meta-analysis

JC Castro-Alonso, RM Wong, OO Adesope… - Educational Psychology …, 2021 - Springer
Multimedia pedagogical agents are on-screen characters that allow users to navigate or
learn in multimedia environments. Several agents' characteristics may moderate their …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of pedagogical agent research: Similarities, differences and unexplored aspects

L Dai, MM Jung, M Postma, MM Louwerse - Computers & Education, 2022 - Elsevier
Technological advancements have recently enabled researchers to build increasingly
human-like agents with many of these agents being used for educational purposes. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Supporting learning from text: A meta-analysis on the timing and content of effective feedback

EK Swart, TMJ Nielen, MT Sikkema-de Jong - Educational Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of the present meta-analysis was to examine the effects of feedback on learning
from text in conventional readers (ranging from primary school students to university …

Pedagogical agents in K-12 education: a scoping review

S Zhang, CD Jaldi, NL Schroeder… - Journal of Research on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past three decades the field of pedagogical agents (PAs) has seen significant
growth, but no review has specifically focused on the design and use of PAs for K-12 …

Computer science meets education: Natural language processing for automatic grading of open-ended questions in ebooks

GG Smith, R Haworth, S Žitnik - Journal of educational …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
We investigated how Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms could automatically
grade answers to open-ended inference questions in web-based eBooks. This is a …

The design of technology-enhanced vocabulary learning: A systematic review

K Zhou, F Jin, W Li, Z Song, X Huang… - Education and Information …, 2024 - Springer
Some meta-analyses have confirmed the efficacy of technology-enhanced vocabulary
learning. However, they have not delved into the specific ways in which technology-based …

Nudging to stimulate reading in primary and secondary education

L van der Sande, I Wildeman, AG Bus… - Sage …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Many students infrequently read during leisure time. Due to fast, unconscious decisions,
they may overlook the possibility of reading. We tested the impact of nudging on reading …

Personalized expert guidance of students' book choices in primary and secondary education

L Sande, I Wildeman, AG Bus… - Reading …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In many schools, independent silent reading of self-selected books is used to promote
reading. However, self-selection may be insufficient to counter negative reading …

Students' emotional experiences and learning outcomes during digital vocabulary instruction: comparing struggling and typical third grade readers

M Sadan, O Lipka, T Katzir - Computer Assisted Language …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the impact of digital vocabulary games (DG) and digital vocabulary
worksheet (DW) on achievement emotions and learning outcomes among 62 third-grade …