Assessment with computer agents that engage in conversational dialogues and trialogues with learners

• Published in: Computers in human behavior Vol. 76; pp. 607 - 616
• Main Authors: Graesser, Arthur C., Cai, Zhiqiang, Morgan, Brent, Wang, Lijia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Assessments; Avatars; Conversation-based assessment; Conversational agents; Emotions; Intelligent tutoring systems; Interactive computer systems; Multimedia; Natural language (computers); Personal communication; Social factors; Talking heads; Trialogues; Tutoring; Conversational agents; Conversation-based assessment; Intelligent tutoring systems; Trialogues

This article describes conversation-based assessments with computer agents that interact with humans through chat, talking heads, or embodied animated avatars. Some of these agents perform actions, interact with multimedia, hold conversations with humans in natural language, and adaptively respond t...