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Evaluating Conversation Agent Impact On Student Experience In A Distance Education Course, Grover Walters
Evaluating Conversation Agent Impact On Student Experience In A Distance Education Course, Grover Walters
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
We explore the efficacy of conversation agents operating as an instructional aid in a distance education course. Two aspects of efficacy are considered—conversation agent impact on student perceptions of the experience, and how different design features of the agent affect student perceptions of engagement. Evaluation of the agent is accomplished by collecting data from 24 undergraduate participants separated into random groups. We conduct two rounds of mixedmethod evaluation. Between the two rounds, a modification to the agent occurs based on the outcome of the first evaluation. Findings include limitations related to phrasing and data persistence features of the design that …
Do Personality Tests Have A Place In Academic Preparation Of Undergradute Hospitality Students, Gunce Malan
Do Personality Tests Have A Place In Academic Preparation Of Undergradute Hospitality Students, Gunce Malan
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This is a descriptive study that poses the questions and discussion regarding use of personality tests in prediction of future job performance of the current undergraduate hospitality students. A gap exists between the perception of the skills and competencies of high performers and the perception of hospitality students (Berezina et al., 2011; Malan, Berezina & Cobanoglu, 2012). The purpose of this study is to investigate if personality tests will help in predicting the success of students in their preferred job setting as compared to current high performers (managers).
The use of personality tests increased substantially after 1988, when the government …