Proficiency and Preference Using Local Language with a Teachable Agent
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-23-2017
Abstract
With a teachable agent system and a set of linguistically diverse comparison prototypes, we explore questions of proficiency with and preference for local language agents in two sites in the Philippines. We found that students in a higher-performing school produce more English-language math explanations at a faster rate than students in a lower-performing school, who were more proficient in their local language. However, these students preferred the English-language agent, while students in the higher-performing school had equal preference for agents who communicates in the local language. These findings demonstrate the complex interactions between language and engagement in AIED systems.
Recommended Citation
Ogan, Amy; Yarzebinski, Evelyn; De Roock, Roberto; Dumdumaya, Cristina E.; Banawan, Michelle P.; and Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T., (2017). Proficiency and Preference Using Local Language with a Teachable Agent. Archīum.ATENEO.
https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/60