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A politeness effect in learning with web-based intelligent tutors

A politeness effect in learning with web-based intelligent tutors,10.1016/j.ijhcs.2010.09.001,International Journal of Human-computer Studies / Intern

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College students learned to solve chemistry stoichiometry problems with a web-based intelligent tutor that provided hints and feedback, using either polite or direct language. There was a pattern in which students with low prior knowledge of chemistry performed better on subsequent problem-solving tests if they learned from the polite tutor rather than the direct tutor (d=.78 on an immediate test, d=.51 on a delayed test), whereas students with high prior knowledge showed the reverse trend (d=−.47 for an immediate test; d=−.13 for a delayed test). These results point to a boundary condition for the politeness principle—the idea that people learn more deeply when words are in polite style. At least for low-knowledge learners, the results are consistent with social agency theory—the idea that social cues, such as politeness, can prime learners to accept a web-based tutor as a social partner and therefore try harder to make sense of the tutor’s messages.
Journal: International Journal of Human-computer Studies / International Journal of Man-machine Studies - IJMMS , vol. 69, no. 1-2, pp. 70-79, 2011
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