Toward Understanding the Impacts of Role Model Avatars on Engagement in Computer Science Learning
Studies show that using role models can boost academic performance of learners (Lockwood, 2006; Marx & Roman, 2002). In this paper, we describe an experiment (N=1067) exploring the impacts of varying types of avatar on engagement in an educational game. The different conditions include role mode...
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| Language: | English |
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American Educational Research Association,
2018-01-12T19:04:29Z.
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