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IJMMS
2006
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Constructing computer-based tutors that are socially sensitive: Politeness in educational software
Students rated 16 tutorial statements on negative politeness (i.e., how much the tutor ``allows me freedom to make my own decisions'') and positive politeness (i.e., how...
Richard E. Mayer, W. Lewis Johnson, Erin Shaw, Sah...
AIED
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Cross-Cultural Evaluation of Politeness in Tactics for Pedagogical Agents
Politeness may play a role in tutorial interaction, including promoting learner motivation and avoiding negative affect. Politeness theory can account for this as a means of mitiga...
W. Lewis Johnson, Richard E. Mayer, Elisabeth Andr...