Jan de Wit

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Script-Strategy Aligned Generation: Aligning LLMs with Expert-Crafted Dialogue Scripts and Therapeutic Strategies for Psychotherapy

Chatbots or conversational agents (CAs) are increasingly used to improve access to digital psychotherapy. Many current systems rely on rigid, rule-based designs, heavily dependent on expert-crafted dialogue scripts for guiding therapeutic conversations. Although advances in large language models (LLMs) offer potential…

HRI '205th+ AuthorCollaborative Learning & Peer Teaching +1

Using Self-Determination Theory in Social Robots to Increase Motivation in L2 Word Learning

This study presents a second language word learning experiment using a social robot with motivational strategies. These strategies were implemented in a social robot tutor to stimulate preschool children’s intrinsic motivation. Subsequently, we investigated their effect on children’s task engagement and word learning…

HRI '201st AuthorHonorable MentionSpecial Education Technology +1

Varied Human-Like Gestures for Social Robots: Investigating the Effects on Children's Engagement and Language Learning

To investigate whether a humanoid robot’s use of gestures improves children’s learning of second language vocabulary, and if variation in gestures strengthens this effect, we conducted a field study where a total of 94 children (aged 4–6 years old) played a language learning game with a NAO robot. The robot either use…

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