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Main Authors: Kurata, Fuma, Saeki, Mao, Eguchi, Masaki, Suzuki, Shungo, Takatsu, Hiroaki, Matsuyama, Yoichi
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17075
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author Kurata, Fuma
Saeki, Mao
Eguchi, Masaki
Suzuki, Shungo
Takatsu, Hiroaki
Matsuyama, Yoichi
author_facet Kurata, Fuma
Saeki, Mao
Eguchi, Masaki
Suzuki, Shungo
Takatsu, Hiroaki
Matsuyama, Yoichi
contents This study aimed to develop and validate two scales of engagement and rapport to evaluate the user experience quality with multimodal dialogue systems in the context of foreign language learning. The scales were designed based on theories of engagement in educational psychology, social psychology, and second language acquisition.Seventy-four Japanese learners of English completed roleplay and discussion tasks with trained human tutors and a dialog agent. After each dialogic task was completed, they responded to the scales of engagement and rapport. The validity and reliability of the scales were investigated through two analyses. We first conducted analysis of Cronbach's alpha coefficient and a series of confirmatory factor analyses to test the structural validity of the scales and the reliability of our designed items. We then compared the scores of engagement and rapport between the dialogue with human tutors and the one with a dialogue agent. The results revealed that our scales succeeded in capturing the difference in the dialogue experience quality between the human interlocutors and the dialogue agent from multiple perspectives.
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spellingShingle Development and Validation of Engagement and Rapport Scales for Evaluating User Experience in Multimodal Dialogue Systems
Kurata, Fuma
Saeki, Mao
Eguchi, Masaki
Suzuki, Shungo
Takatsu, Hiroaki
Matsuyama, Yoichi
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
This study aimed to develop and validate two scales of engagement and rapport to evaluate the user experience quality with multimodal dialogue systems in the context of foreign language learning. The scales were designed based on theories of engagement in educational psychology, social psychology, and second language acquisition.Seventy-four Japanese learners of English completed roleplay and discussion tasks with trained human tutors and a dialog agent. After each dialogic task was completed, they responded to the scales of engagement and rapport. The validity and reliability of the scales were investigated through two analyses. We first conducted analysis of Cronbach's alpha coefficient and a series of confirmatory factor analyses to test the structural validity of the scales and the reliability of our designed items. We then compared the scores of engagement and rapport between the dialogue with human tutors and the one with a dialogue agent. The results revealed that our scales succeeded in capturing the difference in the dialogue experience quality between the human interlocutors and the dialogue agent from multiple perspectives.
title Development and Validation of Engagement and Rapport Scales for Evaluating User Experience in Multimodal Dialogue Systems
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17075