Change in students’ explanation of the shape of snowflakes after collaborative immersive virtual reality

Abstract

In recent years, chemistry educators are increasingly adopting immersive virtual reality (IVR) technology to help learners visualise molecular interactions. However, educational studies on IVR mostly investigated its usability and user...

A Roadmap to Support the Development of Chemistry Virtual Reality Learning Environments Merging Chemical Pedagogy and Educational Technology Design

“…Several chemistry VRLEs allow users to physically reach and grab molecules, ,,,,, providing a bridge to the submicroscopic world and making molecules tangible, interactable, and dynamic (for additional VRLE examples, see Tables S6–S11). By taking advantage of behavior consistency, environment display, environment control, and object manipulation (see Table ), VRLEs can exceed the bounds of physical reality and allow developers to create worlds where the laws of space and time can be broken …”

“…Presently, the majority of VRLE publications are focused on either introducing a new technology, ,,,,,,,,, , ,,,,− ,,,, measuring its usability, ,,,− ,,,,,,, , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, or surveying students’ attitude toward the VRLE ,,,,,,,,, , ,,,,,,,,,, (see Table ). A smaller number of studies have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of VRLEs as educational tools. ,,,,,,,,− ,,,, Furthermore, the majority of chemistry VR publications mentioning potential applications for teaching or learning chemistry are not grounded in pedagogical or theoretical frameworks (see Table ).…”

“…A smaller number of studies have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of VRLEs as educational tools. 4,11,13,14,30,43,48,51,[58][59][60][61]64,87,89,97 Furthermore, the majority of chemistry VR publications mentioning potential applications for teaching or learning chemistry are not grounded in pedagogical or theoretical frameworks (see Table 1).…”

Recent Trends in Virtual Reality for Meaningful and Fun Science Learning: A Systematic Literature Review

“…Educational learning theory refers to a framework that explains how people acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The goal is to understand the learning process and the various factors that influence it (Matovu et al, 2023). There are various learning theories, including behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and humanism.…”

“…Designing effective VR-based learning experiences relies heavily on incorporating learning theories (Matovu et al, 2023). Leveraging these theories in VR can enable educators to design immersive and interactive learning experiences that engage students and facilitate more efficient and effective learning.…”