Using affective embodied agents in information literacy education

Yan Ru Guo; Dion Hoe Lian Goh; Brendan Luyt

doi:10.1109/JCDL.2014.6970195

Using affective embodied agents in information literacy education

Yan Ru Guo, Dion Hoe Lian Goh, Brendan Luyt

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the impact of affective embodied agents (EAs) on students' learning performance in an online tutorial that teaches academic information seeking skills. A hundred and twenty tertiary students from two major universities participated in the between-subjects experiment. The results suggested that the use of affective EAs significantly increased students' learning motivation and enjoyment, compared to neutral-EAs or text-only conditions. However, there were no significant differences in knowledge retention between the three groups. This study paves the way for a better understanding of embedding affective EAs in online information literacy (IL) education. Furthermore, the improvement in students' learning motivation and enjoyment can serve as a basis for future research in this context.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2014
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	389-398
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479955695
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JCDL.2014.6970195
Publication status	Published - Dec 1 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	2014 14th IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2014 - London, United Kingdom Duration: Sept 8 2014 → Sept 12 2014

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
ISSN (Print)	1552-5996

Conference

Conference	2014 14th IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2014
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	9/8/14 → 9/12/14

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© 2014 IEEE.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Engineering

Keywords

Affect
affective agents
embodied agents
emotions
enjoyment
information literacy
Information Search Process (ISP)
information seeking
knowledge retention
motivation

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Guo, Y. R., Goh, D. H. L., & Luyt, B. (2014). Using affective embodied agents in information literacy education. In 2014 IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2014 (pp. 389-398). Article 6970195 (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/JCDL.2014.6970195

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Guo, YR, Goh, DHL & Luyt, B 2014, Using affective embodied agents in information literacy education. in 2014 IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2014., 6970195, Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 389-398, 2014 14th IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2014, London, United Kingdom, 9/8/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/JCDL.2014.6970195

Using affective embodied agents in information literacy education. / Guo, Yan Ru; Goh, Dion Hoe Lian ; Luyt, Brendan.
2014 IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, JCDL 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 389-398 6970195 (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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