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Title:
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VIRTUAL REALITY AND ITS IMPACT ON LEARNING SUCCESS |
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Author(s):
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Thomas Keller, Elke Brucker-Kley and Christian Wyder |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-16-0 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez, Pedro Isaías and Boyan Bontchev |
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Year:
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2020 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Field Experiment, Learning Success, Virtual Reality |
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Type:
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Full |
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First Page:
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78 |
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Last Page:
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86 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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For elementary schools, the question arises as to whether the use of Virtual Reality (VR) can lead to better learning
success for pupils. A field experiment was chosen as the methodology for investigating this question. A total of 82 pupils
from four first and third secondary school classes were available for this field experiment. They were randomly assigned
to a group per class, taking gender into account. Both groups attended a pre-test one week before the respective course
unit in order to identify any previous knowledge. One week after the course unit, both groups again completed the
post-test. The tests were designed in such a way that equal weight was attached to each learning objective of the learning
units. During the evaluation, the individual learning success, i.e. the difference between the post-test and the pre-test, was
calculated for each pupil. No significant differences in learning success between the traditional and the VR based units
could be found. However, the VR learning unit showed a positive effect on the learning success and was widely accepted
by the pupils. From an methodological point of view it is very difficult to design equivalent learning units and to compare
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