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Kun-Hung Cheng – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
This study aimed to establish a fully 3D modeled immersive virtual reality (IVR) system for primary school students learning about plants and evaluate teachers' perceptions of the usage of the system and pupils' flow experiences and learning attitudes. There were 5 teachers with expertise in science and IVR experience who were first interviewed to…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Plants (Botany), Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Zhang, Jia; Huang, Yu-Ting; Liu, Tzu-Chien; Sung, Yao-Ting; Chang, Kuo-En – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Worksheets are often used during field trips and utilize a learning cycle with three stages (exploration, concept introduction and concept application) to engage learners in the learning activities of observation and exploration. However, traditional paper worksheets do not provide multimedia and interactive presentations with physical objects,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Worksheets, Field Trips, Botany
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Chen, Min-Bin; Wang, Siou-Ge; Chen, You-Ning; Chen, Xiao-Fang; Lin, Yi-Zhen – Education Sciences, 2020
Learning is mainly based on the students' mental activities. If they can learn spontaneously, it will help increase their interest and the effectiveness of the learning. Learning through playing will make it easier for students to learn spontaneously. The balance between gameplay and education in educational games is a key issue in designing such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Computer Oriented Programs
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Jussila, Terttu; Virtanen, Viivi – Journal of Biological Education, 2014
Virtual Forest is a web-based, open-access learning environment about forests designed for primary-school pupils between the ages of 10 and 13 years. It is pedagogically designed to develop an understanding of ecology, to enhance conceptual development and to give a holistic view of forest ecosystems. Various learning tools, such as concept maps,…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Forestry, Ecology, Virtual Classrooms
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Mikropoulos, Tassos A.; Katsikis, Apostolos; Nikolou, Eugenia; Tsakalis, Panayiotis – Journal of Biological Education, 2003
This article reports on the design, development and evaluation of an educational virtual environment for biology teaching. In particular it proposes a highly interactive three-dimensional synthetic environment involving certain learning tasks for the support of teaching plant cell biology and the process of photosynthesis. The environment has been…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Cytology, Biology, Virtual Classrooms