Abstract:

In achievement environment like higher education, effective study skills are a critical factor in the pursuit of academic excellence. Arguably, most learning at a university setting happens outside the classrooms, and mainly during independent study sessions. Mobile technology can be leveraged to maximise independent study sessions in the face of increasing study contents and abounding distractions that often lead to procrastination, in order to attain optimal mastery and retention of learning contents. The advancements in chatbot technology presents an opportunity for a “personal learning assistant” that would significantly boost student’s academic performance. In this paper, we report the implementation of a conversational interface for engaging of learning contents using chatbot technology. Through a conversational interface, our prototype reminds the student of their study schedules, generate multiple-choice questions from various study contents uploaded by the student, administer quizzes to help the students attain mastery of the contents.

Keywords:

Chatbot, conversational interface, mobile learning, telegram, academic excellence.