Evaluating the persona effect of an interface agent in a tutoring system

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 253-261

  Moundridou, M ^a   Virvou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agents; Algebra; Distance; Empirical; Intelligent tutoring; Interface; Problem solving; Undergraduate; World wide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044533147     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2001.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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