Students’ attitude to learning using virtual reality programs

Abstract

This article presents an empirical study of the interest of higher educational institution students in supplementing educational activities with virtual reality technologies. The article substantiates the relevance of using VR technologies in teaching University students. The purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of using virtual reality technologies in the learning process. The review of literature sources devoted to virtual reality and its application in the educational sphere, including the training of highly specialized professionals. Specific examples of the use of virtual reality technologies in the educational process are presented. Classifications of virtual reality technologies are given depending on the necessary means to enter the virtual environment, as well as on the type of virtual reality technologyVR, depending on the degree of user immersion. The possibility and feasibility of using each type of virtual reality in the educational process in modern educational institutions is evaluated. The empirical part of the research is devoted to conducting a survey of University students on their awareness of VR, interest in learning through the use of VR technologies, satisfaction with virtual reality technologies already introduced into the educational process if they have experience, and preferences in the way VR is used in training. The main empirical results of the study are presented in the form of tables based on the results of a survey among students. The results of the research can be used in pedagogy when developing new educational programs, when making decisions about the introduction of innovative technologies in the educational process, when improving the skills of teachers as a theoretical material that introduces the concept of virtual reality and the prospects for its use in education.