Developing feedback: How children of different age contribute to a tutoring interaction with adults

Anna-Lisa Vollmer*, Karola Pitsch, Katrin S. Lohan, Jannik Fritsch, Katharina J. Rohlfing, Britta Wrede

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Abstract

Learning is a social and interactional endeavor, in which the learner generally receives support from his/her social environment [1]. In this process, the learner's feedback is important as it provides information about the learner's current understanding which, in turn, enables the tutor to adjust his/her presentation accordingly [2], [3]. Thus, through their feedback learners can actively shape the tutor's presentation - a resource which is highly valuable, if we aim at enabling robot systems to learn from a tutor in social interaction. But what kind of feedback should a robot produce and at which time? In this paper, we analyze the interaction between parents and their infants (8 to 30 months) in a tutoring scenario with regard to the feedback provided by the learner in three different age groups. Our combined qualitative and quantitative analysis reveals which features of the feedback change with the infant's progressing age and cognitive capabilities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 IEEE 9th International Conference on Development and Learning
PublisherIEEE
Pages76-81
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781424469024
ISBN (Print)9781424469000
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Sept 2010
Event9th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning 2010 - Ann Arbor, United States
Duration: 18 Aug 201021 Aug 2010

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Development and Learning
ISSN (Electronic)2161-9476

Conference

Conference9th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning 2010
Abbreviated titleICDL-2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnn Arbor
Period18/08/1021/08/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software
  • Education

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