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Direct linkParong, Jocelyn; Mayer, Richard E. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
A relatively new technology being used to deliver academic lessons is immersive virtual reality (IVR). This study examined whether IVR is a more effective instructional medium than other multimedia, such as a video on a computer monitor. Additionally, this study explored the underlying affective and cognitive mechanisms of learning in an immersive…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Computer Simulation, Instructional Effectiveness, Cognitive Processes
Makransky, Guido; Andreasen, Niels K.; Baceviciute, Sarune; Mayer, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
We investigated the instructional effectiveness of using an interactive and immersive virtual reality (IVR) simulation versus a video for teaching scientific knowledge in 2 between-subjects experiments. In Experiment 1, 131 high school students (84 females) used a science simulation that involved forensic analysis of a collected DNA sample in a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Learning Strategies, Video Technology, Science Instruction
