References
[1]. André, E., Rist, T., & Miiller, J. (1997, August).
WebPersona: A Life—Iike presentation agent for
educational applications on the world wide web. Paper
presented at the Proceedings of the workshop "lntelligent
Educational Systems on the World Wide Web," Eighth
World Conference of the AIED Society, Kobe, Japan.
[2]. Barron, A. E. (2004). Auditory instruction. In D. H.
Jonassen (Ed.), Handbook of research on educational
communications and technology (pp. 949-978).
Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.
[3]. Bates, J. (1994). The role of emotion in believable
agents. Communications of theACM, 37(7), 1 22-1 25.
[4]. Baylor, A., & Kim, Y. (2003). The role of gender and
ethnicity in pedagogical agent perception. Paper
presented at the World Conference on E-Learning in
Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher
Education 2003, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
[5]. Borg, W. R., & Gail, M. D. (1989). Educational
research: An introduction (Fifth Edition). New York City, NY:
Longman.
[6]. Byrnes, J.R & Miller, D.C. (2007). The relative
importance of predictors of math and science
achievement: An opportunity-propensity analysis.
ContemporaryEducational Psychology, 32(4), 599-629.
[7]. Coben, D., 0' Donoghue, J., & Fitzsimmons, G. E.
(Eds.). (2000). Perspectives on adults learning
mathematics (Vol. 21). Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic
Publishers.
[8]. Cohen, D. (2000). Numeracy, mathematics, and
adult learning. in I. Gal (Ed.), Adult numeracy
development: Theory, research, practice (DD. 33-50).
Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, Inc.
[9]. Dehn, D. M., & van Mulken, S. (2000). The impact of
animated interface agents: A review of empirical
research. International Journal of Human—Computer
Studies, 52(1), 1-22.
[10]. Gal, l., & Ginsberg, L. (T 994). The role of beliefs and
attitudes in learning statistics: Towards an assessment
framework. Journal of Statistics Education, 2(2), 1 -18.
[11]. Gilbert, J. E. (2002). Playing teacher. World
Conference on E-Learning in Corp., Govt., Health, &
HigherEd. 2002(1). [On-line]. Available:http://dl.aace.org/9381 .
[12]. Haptek. (2008). Haptek. Available:
http://www.haptek.com
[13]. Jackson, C. D., 8: Leffingwell. R. J. (1999). The role of instructors in creating math anxiety in students from
kindergarten through college. Mathematics Teacher,
92(7), 583-586.
[14]. Johnson, W. L., Rickel, J. W, & Lester, J. C. (2000).
Animated pedagogical agents: Face-to-face
interaction in interactive learning environments.
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in
Education, 11, 47-78.
[15]. Kulik, C.-L. C., & Kulik, J. A. (1991). Effectiveness of
computer-based instruction: An updated analysis.
Computers in Human Behavior, 7, 75-94.
[16]. Lester, J. C., & Stone, B. A. (1997, February).
Increasing believability in animated pedagogical
agents. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the First
Conference on Autonomous Agents, Marina del Rey, CA.
[17]. Moore, D. M., Burton, J. K., & Myers, R. J. (2004).
Multiple-channel communications: The theoretical and
research foundations of multimedia. In D. H. Jonassen
(Ed.), Handbook of research on educational
communications and technology (pp. 979-1005).
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
[18]. Simmons, K., & Jones, A. (2005). UGA may toughen
curriculum: Requirements, grades targeted. The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, August 16, 1B.
[19]. Wlodkowski, R. J. (1999). Enhancing adult
motivation to learn: A comprehensive guide for teaching
all adults. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
[20]. Zahn, J. (1969). Some adult attitudes affecting
learning: Powerlessness, conflicting, needs, and role
transition. AdultEducation Journal, 19(2), 91 - 97.