Immersive Virtual Reality Field Trips Facilitate Learning About Climate Change
Across four studies, two controlled lab experiments and two field studies, we tested the efficacy of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) as an education medium for teaching the consequences of climate change, particularly ocean acidification. Over 270 participants from four different learning settings ex...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b5a0393d21ba4908bd7c2b10be9471a4 2023-05-15T17:50:00+02:00 Immersive Virtual Reality Field Trips Facilitate Learning About Climate Change David M. Markowitz Rob Laha Brian P. Perone Roy D. Pea Jeremy N. Bailenson 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02364 https://doaj.org/article/b5a0393d21ba4908bd7c2b10be9471a4 EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02364/full https://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078 1664-1078 doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02364 https://doaj.org/article/b5a0393d21ba4908bd7c2b10be9471a4 Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 9 (2018) immersive virtual reality climate change education ocean acidification learning education Psychology BF1-990 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02364 2022-12-31T09:08:46Z Across four studies, two controlled lab experiments and two field studies, we tested the efficacy of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) as an education medium for teaching the consequences of climate change, particularly ocean acidification. Over 270 participants from four different learning settings experienced an immersive underwater world designed to show the process and effects of rising sea water acidity. In all of our investigations, after experiencing immersive VR people demonstrated knowledge gains or inquisitiveness about climate science and in some cases, displayed more positive attitudes toward the environment after comparing pre- and post-test assessments. The analyses also revealed a potential post-hoc mechanism for the learning effects, as the more that people explored the spatial learning environment, the more they demonstrated a change in knowledge about ocean acidification. This work is unique by showing distinct learning gains or an interest in learning across a variety of participants (high school, college students, adults), measures (learning gain scores, tracking data about movement in the virtual world, qualitative responses from classroom teachers), and content (multiple versions varying in length and content about climate change were tested). Our findings explicate the opportunity to use immersive VR for environmental education and to drive information-seeking about important social issues such as climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Frontiers in Psychology 9 |
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Across four studies, two controlled lab experiments and two field studies, we tested the efficacy of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) as an education medium for teaching the consequences of climate change, particularly ocean acidification. Over 270 participants from four different learning settings experienced an immersive underwater world designed to show the process and effects of rising sea water acidity. In all of our investigations, after experiencing immersive VR people demonstrated knowledge gains or inquisitiveness about climate science and in some cases, displayed more positive attitudes toward the environment after comparing pre- and post-test assessments. The analyses also revealed a potential post-hoc mechanism for the learning effects, as the more that people explored the spatial learning environment, the more they demonstrated a change in knowledge about ocean acidification. This work is unique by showing distinct learning gains or an interest in learning across a variety of participants (high school, college students, adults), measures (learning gain scores, tracking data about movement in the virtual world, qualitative responses from classroom teachers), and content (multiple versions varying in length and content about climate change were tested). Our findings explicate the opportunity to use immersive VR for environmental education and to drive information-seeking about important social issues such as climate change. |
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Immersive Virtual Reality Field Trips Facilitate Learning About Climate Change |
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Immersive Virtual Reality Field Trips Facilitate Learning About Climate Change |
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Immersive Virtual Reality Field Trips Facilitate Learning About Climate Change |
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