How to guide learners' processing of multimedia lessons with pedagogical agents
How to guide learners' processing of multimedia lessons with pedagogical agents
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DOI:
10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101729
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Wenjing Li;Fuxing Wang;R. Mayer
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作者:
Wenjing Li;Fuxing Wang;R. Mayer
Two experiments examined the effects of a pedagogical agent's (PA's) pointing gestures, eye gaze, and eye contact on learning processes (measured by learners' eye fixations on relevant elements) and learning outcomes (as measured by retention and transfer test scores) with a multimedia lesson on neural transmission. In Experiment 1, having the PA look at and point to relevant elements as she lectured led to more eye fixations on the relevant portion of the graphic and better retention and transfer test scores. Keeping eye contact with learners tended to improve retention test scores and increased their eye fixations on relevant elements when the PA also looked at and pointed to the graphic. In Experiment 2, the PA's pointing gestures as a stand-alone feature caused better retention test scores and more fixations on relevant elements of the graphic, but eye gaze direction did not. These findings help extend the embodiment principle.