SG-ACCORD: Designing Virtual Agents for Soft Skills Training in the School Context

Autor/inn/en	Dell'Aquila, Elena; Vallone, Federica; Zurlo, Maria Clelia; Marocco, Davide
Titel	SG-ACCORD: Designing Virtual Agents for Soft Skills Training in the School Context
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 12 (2022), Artikel 174 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dell'Aquila, Elena) ORCID (Vallone, Federica) ORCID (Zurlo, Maria Clelia)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Soft Skills; Educational Technology; Role Playing; Computer Simulation; Game Based Learning; Conflict Resolution; Teacher Student Relationship; Intergroup Relations; Educational Games; Teacher Education; Secondary School Teachers; Foreign Countries; Italy; Spain; Austria; Germany; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Rollenspiel; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Educational game; Lernspiel; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Ausland; Italien; Spanien; Österreich; Deutschland; Belgien
Abstract	This study focuses on the behavior of interactive agents and how to ground their implementation in psychology and cognitive modeling to capture fundamental psycho-pedagogical elements to deliver an effective competency-based training and assessment tool for teachers, trainers, and educators working in the school context. The study describes the design and implementation of a Serious Game, "Attain Cultural Integration through COnflict Resolution skill Development" (SG-ACCORD), to develop and assess soft skills that are pivotal in educational working contexts (i.e., negotiation, effective communication, intercultural conflict management). The SG-ACCORD has been developed by applying a tailored methodology, namely the Educational Technology-enhanced Role-Playing, addressing two main facets: psycho-pedagogical (theoretical frameworks) and technological (production of artificial worlds based on computer-simulated models). The game is a single-player virtual role-play offering a series of scenarios reflecting the real-life experiences of teachers in which the role of interactions and human factors is crucial. It focuses on the simulation of a dialogue between two characters (an avatar controlled by a human player and a BOT computer-controlled counterpart), enacting interethnic conflicts between teacher and students within realistic school context scenarios. The SG-ACCORD represents a free, easily manageable, and flexible educational tool that can be used as a stand-alone resource and envisages an automatic feedback and debriefing system. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01