Teaching learning strategies with a pedagogical agent: The effects of a virtual tutor and its appearance on learning and motivation

Journal of Media Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-83

  Sträfling, Nicole ^a   Fleischer, Ivonne ^a   Polzer, Christin ^a   Leutner, Detlev ^a   Krämer, Nicole C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

E learning; Pedagogical agents; Physical appearance; Self regulated learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649287944     PISSN: 18641105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000010     Document Type: Article

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