Is Virtual Reality a Memorable Experience in an Educational Context?

Authors

  • Teeroumanee Nadan University of Reading
  • Vassil Alexandrov University of Reading
  • Ronan Jamieson University of Reading
  • Kimberly Anne Watson University of Reading

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v6i1.1433

Keywords:

Memorable experience, STEM education, Virtual Reality

Abstract


Learning science concepts are very often challenging, especially when complex concepts are involved. Teachers have recourse to many different types of teaching methods which are however limited when it comes to explaining students about three dimensionality concepts. With these limitations, the teaching methods fall short in increasing the interest of students. It is therefore important to understand how the new generation learns and hence to teach them accordingly. Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology which can be used for teaching science concepts. VR is innovative and hence easily captures studentsâ?? interest. This paper presents the results of some preliminary studies conducted with a view to showing the extent to which VR is a memorable experience for students, in order to support its use for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) concepts.

Author Biography

Teeroumanee Nadan, University of Reading

Research student in the department of School of Systems Engineering at the University of Reading

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Published

2011-03-14

How to Cite

Nadan, T., Alexandrov, V., Jamieson, R., & Watson, K. A. (2011). Is Virtual Reality a Memorable Experience in an Educational Context?. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 6(1), pp. 53–57. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v6i1.1433

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Short Papers