Foundation of an Affective Tutoring System: Learning How Human Tutors Adapt to Student Emotion

Sarrafzadeh, Hossein; Alexander, Samuel T.V.; Hill, S

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2008
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Alexander, S., Sarrafzadeh, A., and Hill, S. (2008). Foundation of an Affective Tutoring System: Learning How Human Tutors Adapt to Student Emotion. International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications. 4 (4) : 355-367.
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Abstract
The developing field of Affective Tutoring Systems (ATSs) has created a need to understand how such tutoring systems should adapt to the emotional state of students. To this end, an observational study of human tutors was conducted to learn how human tutors adapt to the affective state of students. This knowledge can then be used to implement the tutoring strategies of an ATS and is hence a critical foundation in its development. This paper presents the methodology and results of this observational study of human tutors and looks ahead to the future development of an animated pedagogical agent capable of detecting, expressing and adapting to emotion.
Keywords:
affective tutoring systems, emotional states, students
ANZSRC Field of Research:
080602 Computer-Human Interaction
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International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications

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