Social Presence And Children: Praise, Intrinsic Motivation, And Learning With Computers

Complexity Digest 2004.17 - 01

26-April-2004

Panel Discussion:

"Science Education Forum for Chinese Language Culture"
How to Elevate Science Education in Taiwan

01-May-2004, National Taiwan Science Education Center, Taipei, Taiwan
(see http://www.comdig2.de/conf/ntsec04)

Social Presence And Children: Praise, Intrinsic Motivation, And Learning With Computers, J. Communication

Abstract: The computers are social actors (CASA) paradigm asserts that human computer users interact socially with computers, and the paradigm has provided extensive evidence that this is the case for adults. This experiment examined whether or not children have similar reactions to computers by comparing children's predictable responses to praise from a teacher to their responses to praise from a computer. Results provide evidence that children do have social responses to computers and that such social responses can lead to increases in learning (recall and recognition) in young children.

Source: Social Presence And Children: Praise, Intrinsic Motivation, And Learning With Computers
[ http://joc.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/54/1/22 ], C. C. Bracken - c.brackencsuohio.edu, M. Lombard, Journal of Communication, 2004/03/01
Contributed by Atin Das - dasatinyahoo.co.in