A Pedagogical Agent as an Interface of an Intelligent Tutoring System to Assist Collaborative Learning

Ana Lilia Laureano-Cruces, Enrique Acuña-Garduño, Lourdes Sánchez-Guerrero, Javier Ramírez-Rodríguez, Martha Mora-Torres, Blanca R. Silva-López

Departamento de Sistemas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, México DF, México.
Departamento de Sistemas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, México DF, México;Posgrado en Dise?o-Nuevas Tecnologías, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, México DF, México;Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de la Computación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, México.
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de la Computación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, México.
Posgrado en Dise?o-Nuevas Tecnologías, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, México DF, México.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2014.58073                

Abstract

This article discusses the aspects that are recommendable when designing an interface that includes a collaborative pedagogical agent within a context in which the collaborative learning process is reinforced by the task distribution process that goes with it. The concept of the intelligent tutoring system, conceived as a pedagogical interface agent (interface with human features that permits interaction between system and user), forms the basis of this study. The pedagogical agent is constituted by an intelligent tutoring system that makes a diagnosis adapted to needs of students, so as to improve the learning process. This is achieved by dynamic interaction on a system that has a collaborative and distributed interaction facility, in which the agent is conceived as an educational tool.

Keywords

Intelligent Tutoring System, Pedagogical Interface Agent, Collaborative Interaction, Instructional Model

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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