Does an agent matter?: The Effects of Animated Pedagogical Agents on Multimedia Environments
Barry Gholson, Scotty D. Craig · EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology · 2002
Data are presented on the effects of Animated Agents on multimedia learning environments with specific concerns of split attention and modality effects. The study was a 3 (agent properties: agent only, agent with gestures, no agent) x 3 (picture features: static picture, sudden onset, animation) factorial design with outcome measures of mental load rating scale, a persona rating scale, multiple-choice questions, a matching test, a retention test, and transfer tests involving creative solutions. Overall, there were no split attention or modality effects found with integrating the agent into the display. (Contains 17 references and 1 table.) (Author) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. 1 Does an agent matter?: The Effects of Animated Pedagogical Agents on Multimedia Environments PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY