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The effectiveness of argumentation in tutorial dialogues with an Intelligent Tutoring System for genetic risk of breast cancer.
Behavior research methods - 1 Sept 2016
Cedillos-Whynott Elizabeth M, Wolfe Christopher R, Widmer Colin L, Brust-Renck Priscila G, Weil Audrey, Reyna Valerie F
Abstract excerpt
BRCA Gist is an Intelligent Tutoring System that helps women understand issues related to genetic testing and breast cancer risk. In two laboratory experiments and a field experiment with community and web-based samples, an avatar asked 120 participants to produce arguments for and against genetic testing for breast cancer risk. Two raters assessed the number of argumentation elements (claim, reason, backing,...
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