TY  - JOUR
A1  - Roth, Tobias
A1  - Appel, Julia
A1  - Schwingel, Alexander
A1  - Rumpler, Martin
T1  - Learning in virtual physics laboratories assisted by a pedagogical agent
T2  - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
N2  - We present the concrete realization of a virtual laboratory equipped with a pedagogical agent. Its functionality and media didactics takes into account the results of an usability test on a prototype system, and the students' demand on such an automated assistance as obtained from a preliminary survey. The pedagogical agent mediates between the content and the learner by activating him or her. To provide information about the learner's skills, we propose a pragmatic and simplified competence model that is based on fundamental representations in physics (experiment, figure, text and equation). Moreover, an automated feedback relates the student's self-assessment with the submitted answer to the correctness of the respective task. In consequence, the pedagogical agent enables mental reflection for a crucial review of the own learning process. Interestingly, learning pathways can be envisioned, thus, giving valuable insight into individual strengths and weaknesses.
KW  - physics
KW  - educational software
KW  - virtual physics lab
KW  - blended learning
KW  - multimedia learning
KW  - pedagogical agent
KW  - Physik
KW  - Physikunterricht
KW  - Integriertes Lernen
KW  - E-Learning
KW  - Lernsoftware
KW  - Virtuelles Laboratorium
KW  - Computerfigur
Y1  - 2019
UR  - https://hst.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/269
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:tr5-2691
VL  - 1223
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - IOP Publishing
ER  -