ERIC Number: EJ1363540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 36
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Determining the Educational Value of Virtual Reality Apps Using Content Analysis
Cherner, Todd; Halpin, Peter
Journal of Interactive Learning Research, v32 n4 p245-280 Nov 2021
Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that is gaining traction in K12 education. Whereas well-designed and engaging VR experiences may be considered educational, teacher educators with content-area expertise are uniquely positioned to analyze the actual content provided by those experiences when determining VR's educational value. However, at this point, no methodologies have been developed for that purpose. In response, this article describes a content analysis approach that teacher educators can use for determining the educational value of VR's content. To present it, this article first provides an overview of research about VR in education followed by a call for teacher educators to engage this work. It then describes the content analysis approach for VR using step-by-step procedures along with an accompanying example. The article concludes with implications for teacher educators to use when evaluating VR's content with their preservice teachers and areas for future research.
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Computer Software, Computer Simulation, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Educators, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Decision Making, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Education Programs, Case Studies, Learning Analytics, Earth Science, Science Instruction, Standards, Classification, Coding
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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