Proficiency and Preference Using Local Language with a Teachable Agent

Proficiency and Preference Using Local Language with a Teachable Agent

With a teachable agent system and a set of linguistically diverse comparison prototypes, we explore questions of proficiency with and preference for local language agents in two sites in the Philippines. We found that students in a higher-performing school produce more English-language math explanat...

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Main Authors: Ogan, Amy, Yarzebinski, Evelyn, De Roock, Roberto, Dumdumaya, Cristina E, Banawan, Michelle P, Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
Subjects:
Natural language dialogue
Code-switching
Teachable agent
Culture
Computer Sciences
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/60
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-61425-0_61
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
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Summary:With a teachable agent system and a set of linguistically diverse comparison prototypes, we explore questions of proficiency with and preference for local language agents in two sites in the Philippines. We found that students in a higher-performing school produce more English-language math explanations at a faster rate than students in a lower-performing school, who were more proficient in their local language. However, these students preferred the English-language agent, while students in the higher-performing school had equal preference for agents who communicates in the local language. These findings demonstrate the complex interactions between language and engagement in AIED systems.

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