What is Pedagogical Agent

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A “virtual being” or artificial character that appears in educational software to provide a person-like, human interface to students as they interact with educational software. An educational chatbot is a type of pedagogical agent. Learn more in: Essential Features and Critical Issues With Educational Chatbots: Toward Personalized Learning via Digital Agents

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A pedagogical agent is an intelligent agent that provides interactive teaching on a subject matter according to pedagogical strategies. In virtual worlds, a body can be assigned to a pedagogical agent. This variant is called an “embodied pedagogical agent” Learn more in: Adaptation-Oriented Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems: When Adaptive Instructional Technologies Meet Intercultural Education

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An artificially simulated human, object, or animal that assist learners in an educational software. Learn more in: Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Filipino Learners: Current Research, Gaps, and Opportunities

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A pedagogical agent is an intelligent agent that provides interactive teaching on a subject matter according to pedagogical strategies. In some cases (for example in virtual learning simulations), it can be associated with a 3-D body. Learn more in: Cross-Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning

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Is an intelligent agent with a pedagogical agenda. Learn more in: The New Trends and Applications in E-Learning Environments and E-Technologies

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A chatbot used for educational purposes. Learn more in: Students' Experiences of Emotional Connection with Pedagogical Agents