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Allcoat, Devon and von Mühlenen, Adrian (2018) Learning in virtual reality : effects on performance, emotion, and engagement. Research in Learning Technology, 26 . 2140 . doi:10.25304/rlt.v26.2140 ISSN 2156-7077.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2140
Abstract
Recent advances in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for potential learning and education applications. For this study, 99 participants were assigned to one of three learning conditions: traditional (textbook style), VR and video (a passive control). The learning materials used the same text and 3D model for all conditions. Each participant was given a knowledge test before and after learning. Participants in the traditional and VR conditions had improved overall performance (i.e. learning, including knowledge acquisition and understanding) compared to those in the video condition. Participants in the VR condition also showed better performance for ‘remembering’ than those in the traditional and the video conditions. Emotion self-ratings before and after the learning phase showed an increase in positive emotions and a decrease in negative emotions for the VR condition. Conversely there was a decrease in positive emotions in both the traditional and video conditions. The Web-based learning tools evaluation scale also found that participants in the VR condition reported higher engagement than those in the other conditions. Overall, VR displayed an improved learning experience when compared to traditional and video learning methods.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Virtual reality in education -- Evaluation, Web-based instruction -- Evaluation, Educational psychology, Academic achievement, Emotions, Memory | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Research in Learning Technology | ||||||
| Publisher: | Association for Learning Technology | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2156-7077 | ||||||
| Official Date: | December 2018 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 26 | ||||||
| Article Number: | 2140 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.25304/rlt.v26.2140 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 29 November 2018 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 30 November 2018 | ||||||
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