The pedagogical agent in online learning: the effect of the degree of realism on achievement in terms of gender.

• Main Authors: Sahimi, Saidatul Maizura, M. Zain, Farah, Kamar, Nabila A. N., Samar, Noorizdayantie, A. Rahman, Zuraidah, Majid, Omar, Atan, Hanafi, Fong, Soon Fook, Wong, Su Luan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Contemporary Educational Technology 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17257/

This paper describes the impact of the degrees of realism (unrealistic, moderately realistic and highly realistic) of the pedagogical agent on student’s achievement during online learning in terms of gender. Three modes of the e-learning portal with appropriate degrees of realism, namely, Online Le...