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1Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Pulau Pinang Malaysia.
International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
|December 20, 2021
Summary
Educational chatbots (ECs) enhance learning performance and teamwork in design courses by facilitating collaboration. However, they do not significantly impact affective-motivational outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Design Education
Background:
- Educational chatbots (ECs) are emerging as an Internet of Things (IoT) interface with the potential to personalize learning via virtual assistants.
- Integrating ECs into pedagogical frameworks, particularly for project-based learning, presents novel challenges in design and implementation.
- This study addresses the need to understand ECs' impact on learning outcomes within a design course context.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the influence of integrating educational chatbots (ECs) on learning outcomes in team-based design projects.
- To explore how ECs facilitate collaboration and teamwork among students in a design course.
- To introduce a novel collective design strategy for ECs and discuss its pedagogical implications.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-method quasi-experimental approach was employed to evaluate the integration of ECs.
- The study focused on team-based projects within a design course setting.
- Data collection likely involved performance metrics, teamwork assessments, and affective-motivational surveys.
Main Results:
- ECs demonstrated a positive impact on learning performance and teamwork, with practical implications observed.
- Facilitation of collaboration among team members by ECs indirectly enhanced team performance.
- Affective-motivational outcomes, including perception of learning, need for cognition, motivation, and creative self-efficacy, were not significantly influenced by ECs.
Conclusions:
- Integrating ECs into team-based design projects can improve cognitive and collaborative learning outcomes.
- ECs' role in fostering collaboration is a key factor in enhancing team performance.
- Further research and development of EC design strategies are needed to address affective-motivational aspects in education.
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