Exploring the educational potential of three-dimensional multi-user virtual worlds for STEM education: A mixed-method systematic literature review

Πέλλας, Νικόλαος; Kazanidis, Ioannis; Κωνσταντίνου, Νικόλαος; Georgia, Georgiou,

doi:10.1007/s10639-016-9537-2

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“…Moreover, the digital environment becomes more aesthetic and efficient besides being already advanced. Another feature is that they have a clear impact on the intellectual development of the students; they increase the participation of the students in practice-oriented tasks and improve their self-management skills too (Pellas, Kazanidis, Konstantinou, & Georgiou, 2016). In the case of virtual learning, the participants highlighted the benefits of the informal environment and the joy of the learning progress, while students learning with a real teacher felt the educational situation more stressful (Vrellis, Avouris, & Mikropoulos, 2016).…”

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Developing and examining a virtual learning environment

Kristóf

Tóth

2019

HERJ

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Virtual reality (VR) provides several potentials to unlock in today’s world. VR is a computer interface that allows users to interact with each other or with the media in a computer-generated three-dimensional space using senses (Piovesan, Passerino, & Pereira, 2012). One of the most important VR environment is Second Life. It provides both for educators and students the opportunity to deviate from the habits, to leave the traditional framework of teaching and learning (Chen, 2016). In our research, we created a virtual learning environment in the Second Life that is called Fornax. The devices placed in the area were intended to provide a thorough introduction to the different parts of the digestive system. In a virtual space, students can easily learn about human organs, as they also can see what they are learning, which can be a huge help in acquiring information (Huang, Liaw, & Lai, 2016). Based on the results, we could state that test results of users who are more familiar with Second Life are significantly better respondents than the beginner users. However, one of the four types of questions that of multiple choices with short answers provided the same result.

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Developing and examining a virtual learning environment

Kristóf

Tóth

2019

HERJ

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“…For some"years, VR learning affordances (properties that can allow for learning) have been documented [4] with some suggesting that the technology has the potential to completely transform education" [5].…”

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Virtual Reality: Development of an Integrated Learning Environment for Education

Al-Gindy¹,

Félix²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2020

IJIET

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The new paradigm shift of education where learners should learn real-life scenarios and solve real-life problems has created a major challenge. Students are passive and detached and may struggle to see the relevance of what they are learning to their lives. The recent growth of emerging technologies has launched terms such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) into mainstream topic. Virtual reality, an integrated, hands-on tool for learning, can play a unique role in addressing these educational challenges. The proposed research demonstrates using the knowledge of integrated disciplines with virtual reality. COSPACES and MERGE cube add-on have been used to develop a simulation platform to teach water cycle process for young kids. This type of integration develops learners' 21st century skills to be decision makers, problem solvers, lifelong learners, creators, innovators, and to think critically in solving problems.

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“…As newly statistical data shows STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education is expanding rapidly in most developed countries and thus, the necessity to provide learners with well-designed instructional contexts becomes even more imperative [1]. This is aligned to the outcomes of studies [2] which stress on the importance of assisting learners to cultivate the acquired knowledge in-depth but the difficulties that instructional designers face when preparing laboratory exercises (including experiments and practice-based tasks) pertinent to the STEM fields cannot be disregarded either. For instance, field-based experiments require complex transportation to different locations whereas some of the laboratory-based tasks may be too dangerous (e.g.…”

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“…use of hard-to-acquire specialised equipment). In addition, the limited training, or the lack of awareness that students may have on matters related to lab safety and security further increase the risks for injuries or even fatalities [2,3].…”

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A Learning Analytics Theoretical Framework for Virtual Reality Instructional Applications

Christopoulos¹,

Πέλλας²,

Laakso³

2020

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The commercial popularity of Virtual Reality attracted educators’ interest and brought new opportunities to the educational landscape. At the same time, Learning Analytics emerged with the promise to revolutionise the traditional practices by introducing ways to systematically assess and improve the effectiveness of instruction. However, the collection of ‘big’ educational data is mostly associated with web-based platforms as they offer direct access to learners’ activities with minimal effort. On the antipode, the nature of VR limits the opportunities for such data collection. Hence, in the context of this work, we present a four-dimensional theoretical framework, that accounts the information that can be gathered from VR-supported instruction, and propose a set of structural elements which can be utilised for the development of a Learning Analytics prototype system. The outcomes of this work are expected to support practitioners to maximise the potential of their interventions and provide inspiration for new ones.

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Exploring the educational potential of three-dimensional multi-user virtual worlds for STEM education: A mixed-method systematic literature review

Cited by 69 publications

References 57 publications

Developing and examining a virtual learning environment

Developing and examining a virtual learning environment

Virtual Reality: Development of an Integrated Learning Environment for Education

A Learning Analytics Theoretical Framework for Virtual Reality Instructional Applications

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