ERIC Number: ED621592
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 8
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Three-Dimensional Collaborative Virtual Environments to Enhance Learning Mathematics
Reis, Rosa Maria
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on e-Learning (Porto, Portugal, Jul 16-19, 2019)
Web2.0 platforms are allowed to implement worlds completely virtual through technological devices, where the user has the ability to be anywhere anytime and can do almost anything you can imagine. These worlds allow to rediscover the senses through the use of technology. The virtual space can be used to bring students and teachers to this space because they promote new concepts, new approaches and new strategies, that in the educational field have been changing the paradigm of teaching and learning. This study aims to investigate how the students react to the three-dimensional collaborative virtual environments and to what extent does it affect their learning behavior patterns. OpenSim, an immersive virtual environment, was selected as a platform to develop one collaborative virtual environment that presented instructional materials to support a math class for students of the 5th year of basic education. The results suggested that the three-dimensional collaborative virtual environments can contribute to the involvement of the students in the resolution of the activities motivating the spirit of help among students. [For the full proceedings, see ED621557.]
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Technology, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 5, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Simulation, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods, Virtual Classrooms, Technology Uses in Education
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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