Animated agents in K-12 engineering outreach: Preferred agent characteristics across age levels

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Highlights：

• Preferred characteristics of animated agents teaching engineering were studied.

• Preferences of elementary, middle, and high school students were examined.

• Students preferred agent characteristics that were close to their own.

• Provides support for the similarity–attraction hypothesis in computer interactions.

• Animated agents in engineering domain should be designed to match the learner.

摘要

•Preferred characteristics of animated agents teaching engineering were studied.•Preferences of elementary, middle, and high school students were examined.•Students preferred agent characteristics that were close to their own.•Provides support for the similarity–attraction hypothesis in computer interactions.•Animated agents in engineering domain should be designed to match the learner.

论文关键词：Age levels,Agent characteristics,Animated agent,K-12 outreach

论文评审过程：Available online 30 March 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.023