ERIC Number: EJ1418382
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Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 20
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Quantitative Analysis of the Use of Virtual Reality Environments among Higher Education Professors
Álvaro Antón-Sancho; Diego Vergara; Pablo Fernández-Arias
Smart Learning Environments, v11 Article 13 2024
Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer-generated environment with noteworthy didactic applications in different educational levels and areas of knowledge. The study of the perceptions of the agents involved about the use of VR in lectures is a fruitful line of research because it has implications in terms of the measures to be taken to improve the training and competence of professors in its use. In this paper, a quantitative, descriptive, and correlational research is carried out on the assessments of a sample of 1638 Latin American university professors on both (i) the didactic use of VR and (ii) the influence of the professors' area of knowledge on these assessments. For this purpose, a validated questionnaire was used, the responses to which were subjected to statistical analysis. As a result, it was found that the ratings of VR are very high, but professors believe that their digital skills for its use are insufficient. In addition, the professors' area of knowledge significantly influences their ratings, being higher in the areas of knowledge in which professors have a better self-concept of their digital skills. Furthermore, gender gaps have also been identified in the answers given, which behave differently according to the area of knowledge. Finally, some conclusions, implications, and recommendations are drawn from the results obtained.
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, College Faculty, Social Sciences, Engineering, Sciences, Humanities, Health Sciences, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Technology Uses in Education, Usability, Teacher Attitudes, Digital Literacy, Technology Integration, Gender Issues, Sex Fairness, Equal Education, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Latin America
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