Journal article
Virtual Reality Simulation: Effects on Academic Performance Within Two Domains of Writing in Science
Journal of science education and technology, Vol.28(4), pp.371-381
08/01/2019
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-019-09774-y
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role textbooks can play on writing complexity and lexical density as a proxy for critical thinking and ultimately learning, in relation to argumentative and summative writing when integrated with a virtual reality experience. In this study, differences in writing complexity and lexical density scores were measured across four different pedagogical modalities: VR alone, VR followed by textbook readings, textbook readings followed by VR, and textbook readings alone. Adult students, recruited from non-science-based higher education programs, responded to two prompts related to content found in the VR environments and discussed in the textbooks. The authors hypothesized that exposure to a virtual marine environment prior to responding to the writing prompts would enhance both argumentative and summative writing products, when compared to participants who only had access to the textbook experiences. Participants who were exposed to the VR environment then a textbook demonstrated significantly greater writing complexity and lexical density scores than those who had access to VR alone, or access to the text alone.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Virtual Reality Simulation: Effects on Academic Performance Within Two Domains of Writing in Science
- Creators
- Richard L. Lamb - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkElisabeth Etopio - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkBrian Hand - University of IowaSae Yeol Yoon - Delaware State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of science education and technology, Vol.28(4), pp.371-381
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10956-019-09774-y
- ISSN
- 1059-0145
- eISSN
- 1573-1839
- Number of pages
- 11
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Teaching and Learning
- Record Identifier
- 9984371111202771
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