# Using Conversational Agents To Support Learning By Teaching

**Authors:** Nalin Chhibber, Edith Law  
**arXiv:** [1909.13443](https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.13443)  
**Date:** 2019-09-30  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/arxiv-id/1909.13443v1/

## Key points

- Conversational agents are gaining popularity in the educational field
- The study focuses on the 'learning-by-teaching' paradigm
- The Curiosity Notebook application uses conversational interventions to enhance learning experiences
- The application engages students and offers insights into designing effective conversational agents for education
- This research contributes to understanding how conversational agents can be used in education
- Designing agents that support student-centered learning approaches is important
- Technology can create interactive and engaging learning environments with conversational agents.

## Summary

In their paper titled "Using Conversational Agents To Support Learning By Teaching," authors Nalin Chhibber and Edith Law explore the use of conversational agents in the educational field. They highlight how these agents are gaining popularity as tools for supporting and facilitating learning. While conventional pedagogical agents typically act as human teachers by providing instructions to students, this study focuses on a different approach called the 'learning-by-teaching' paradigm. In this paradigm, the conversational agent receives instructions from students. The authors introduce an educational application called Curiosity Notebook, which harnesses conversational interventions to enhance students' learning experiences. By recognizing and analyzing these interventions, the application not only engages students within learning interactions but also offers valuable insights into designing effective conversational agents for educational purposes. This research contributes to the growing understanding of how conversational agents can be utilized in education and provides valuable insight into designing such agents that support student-centered learning approaches. Overall, this study underscores the importance of leveraging technology to create interactive and engaging learning environments that empower students through active participation and teaching experiences with conversational agents.