Student Thoughts on Virtual Reality in Higher Education—A Survey Questionnaire

Čiček, Igor; Bernik, Andrija; Tomičić, Igor

doi:10.3390/info12040151

Cited by 23 publications

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“…When asked if they prefer learning through VR experiences, those presented with the VR intervention were more likely to agree compared to those presented with the video lecture. While previous research has found that students generally prefer VR over a non-VR setting when learning [95], this result provides a new insight into the relationship between exposure and interest to learn with VR. These results also build on existing evidence of students generally preferring VR over a non-VR setting in educational contexts [95], [96], [97].…”

Section: B Perceived Outcomementioning

confidence: 56%

“…While previous research has found that students generally prefer VR over a non-VR setting when learning [95], this result provides a new insight into the relationship between exposure and interest to learn with VR. These results also build on existing evidence of students generally preferring VR over a non-VR setting in educational contexts [95], [96], [97]. Surprisingly, when asked if they preferred learning through video lectures, participants in both groups also agreed.…”

Section: B Perceived Outcomementioning

confidence: 56%

“…Lastly, while GBL applications for computer programming has also shown promising results, VR environments may be more engaging than non-VR interventions. This is also supported by the fact that students generally prefer VR interventions over non-VR interventions in educational contexts [95], [96], [97].…”

Section: F Alternative Methodologiesmentioning

confidence: 90%

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iProgVR: Design of a Virtual Reality Environment to Improve Introductory Programming Learning

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Currently, there are a plethora of solutions developed to help students learn the basics of programming. However, there is a relative paucity of solutions that cater to problems students face when learning programming that is mainly caused by the abstract nature of programming, misconceptions of programming concepts, and lack of motivation. Hence, in this study, a framework to address the abstract nature of programming and common programming misconceptions is developed. The framework consists of three modules that correspond to each issue, powered by a simulation engine. The first module is developed to address the abstract nature of programming by representing programming concepts with concrete objects in the virtual environment. The second module employs simulation techniques such as interactions and player perspectives to address common programming misconceptions. Lastly, the third module employs elements in the virtual environment to engage students when learning through the system. To evaluate the system, 60 participants were randomly divided into the control group (N=30) and the experimental group (N=30). Participants in the control group were taught using a video lecture while participants in the experimental group were taught using the developed intervention. Evaluation results gathered quantitatively indicated that the VR intervention was able to significantly increase programming concepts comprehension and address common programming misconceptions. Participants also rated the developed VR intervention to be significantly more engaging than the video lecture.

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Section: B Perceived Outcomementioning

confidence: 56%

Section: B Perceived Outcomementioning

confidence: 56%

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“…Researchers have also developed a university building-based 3D game for fire safety training, but a comprehensive evaluation of training has not been conducted [14,[26][27][28]. Cicek et al [29] surveyed high school students to understand their perception of VR in education. They stated that using a virtual environment is a new technology, and there is a need to analyze its use in education sufficiently.…”

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Virtual World as an Interactive Safety Training Platform

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Virtual training platform allows interactive and engaging learning through practice without exposing trainees to hazards. In the recent pandemic (COVID-19) situation, online training is gaining importance as it allows learning with social distancing. This research study develops two online training modes—slide-based and virtual world—and assesses them on factors such as knowledge retention, engagement, and attention. Fire safety and emergency evacuation procedures were selected for online training development, focusing on a university community. A Lean Startup methodology was employed to develop training content for virtual and slide-based safety training (SBST). A virtual university building was developed with 15 learning objectives on fire safety. An empirical evaluation of the training modes was conducted with 143 participants. The results validated that a Virtual Safety World (VSW) can provide the same knowledge as SBST but can do so in a more engaging manner. Retention of concepts after a month was higher in VSW participants. The participants’ attention levels, measured by employing qEEG, showed that participants exhibited better-sustained attention while in VSW than in SBST mode. In addition, initial studies of the virtual training platform, designed to be adaptive to the user, are performed using deep learning and qEEG.

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“…Many studies have been carried out both by academics and governments from various countries [6] [7], how they rise from disasters and rebuild their tourism. Like Iceland, which was hit by the 2010 volcanic eruption, they were blocked from neighboring European countries.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Tourism Empowerment In Society 5.0 Era: Virtual Reality For Covid-19

Chan

Faza

2021

Digitalzone

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Medan is the third-largest city in Indonesia, so Medan has various kinds of relics used as tourist attractions. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a fall in the number of tourist visits and the lack of promotional facilities for potential tourists who will visit. The important circumstances of the conditions that encourage the development of City Tourism Empowerment in the Era of Society 5.0 based on Virtual Reality as one of the researchers' efforts in developing new tourism concepts during a pandemic by using the research method used are the combination method. The survey was conducted by distributing questionnaires to determine the public's perception of VR technology for tourism, especially designing Virtual Reality 3600, using the 6-stage MDCL design model in building VR applications. It was determining the correct hotspot, switching interfaces, and display flow that made it easy. The application results were then tested as VR-based tourism content in Medan city tourism to get a response time value of <1 second and a UAT value of 94% from 20 users from 18-50 years of age.

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Student Thoughts on Virtual Reality in Higher Education—A Survey Questionnaire

Cited by 23 publications

References 15 publications

iProgVR: Design of a Virtual Reality Environment to Improve Introductory Programming Learning

iProgVR: Design of a Virtual Reality Environment to Improve Introductory Programming Learning

Virtual World as an Interactive Safety Training Platform

Tourism Empowerment In Society 5.0 Era: Virtual Reality For Covid-19

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