peer reviewed · Journal of Educational Computing Research (2023)
A Meta-Analytic Review on Embodied Pedagogical Agent Design and Testing Formats
Robert O. Davis, Taejung Park, Joseph Vincent
In plain English
Breaks the question down from does an agent help to which design choices help. Voice, gesture and realism do not contribute equally, and how a study is run changes what it finds.
pedagogical agents
meta-analysis
avatar design
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