MathGirls: Motivating Girls to Learn Math through Pedagogical Agents
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MathGirls is computer-based algebra designed for high school girls learning algebra I. Given that girls are in general more interested in interactive computing and more positive about the social presence of pedagogical agents, the primary goal of MathGirls is to provide a girl-friendly learning environment that helps enhance girls’ self-efficacy beliefs in and motivation towards learning algebra, through persuasive messages of human-like pedagogical agents. This study investigates the impact of agent gender (male and female) and instructional role (teacher-like and peer-like) on high school girls’ feeling of affiliation with the agents and self-efficacy in and attitudes towards learning math.
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