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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Dialogue with a conversational agent promotes children’s story comprehension via enhancing engagement
Contributor:
Xu, Ying;
Aubele, Joseph;
Vigil, Valery;
Bustamante, Andres S.;
Kim, Young‐Suk;
Warschauer, Mark
imprint:
Wiley, 2022
Published in:Child Development
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/cdev.13708
ISSN:
1467-8624;
0009-3920
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Dialogic reading, when children are read a storybook and engaged in relevant conversation, is a powerful strategy for fostering language development. With the development of artificial intelligence, conversational agents can engage children in elements of dialogic reading. This study examined whether a conversational agent can improve children's story comprehension and engagement, as compared to an adult reading partner. Using a 2 (dialogic reading or non‐dialogic reading) × 2 (agent or human) factorial design, a total of 117 three‐ to six‐year‐olds (50% Female, 37% White, 31% Asian, 21% multi‐ethnic) were randomly assigned into one of the four conditions. Results revealed that a conversational agent can replicate the benefits of dialogic reading with a human partner by enhancing children's narrative‐relevant vocalizations, reducing irrelevant vocalizations, and improving story comprehension.</jats:p>