The Effects of Motivational Modeling on Affect in an Intelligent Tutoring System

• Main Authors: Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T, Rebolledo-Mendez, Genaro, Baker, Ryan S, du Boulay, Benedict, Sugay, Jessica, Lim, Sheryl Ann L, Espejo-Lahoz, Ma. Beatriz, Luckin, Rose
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2008
• Subjects: Motivation; affective transitions; intelligent tutoring systems; pedagogical agents; Computer Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/104; https://www.upenn.edu/learninganalytics/ryanbaker/080801%20ICCE%20Ecolab.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

A motivationally-aware version of the Ecolab system was developed with the aim of improving the learners’ motivation. To gain some insight into the effects of motivational modeling on students’ affective states, we observed the affect of 180 students interacting with either Ecolab or M-Ecolab. The a...