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Drake, Eric W. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study was designed to identify the impact of virtual reality (VR) and the virtual reality learning environment (VRLE) on the assessment outcomes of students in a middle school life sciences unit of study. The experiment was a quantitative 2 x 3 repeated measure mixed group quasi-experimental design with three variables. The two independent…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Middle School Students, Science Instruction
Harvey, Miles Madison – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This qualitative study utilized video games and virtual reality in an eighth-grade public middle school media literacy elective classroom in which the head researcher was also the official teacher for the students in the study. The nineteen students and their teacher used video games in small groups for five consecutive weeks. The teacher and…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Educational Technology
Stewart, Phillip Michael, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Games in science education is emerging as a popular topic of scholarly inquiry. The National Research Council recently published a report detailing a research agenda for games and science education entitled "Learning Science Through Computer Games and Simulations" (2011). The report recommends moving beyond typical proof-of-concept…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Games, Computer Games, Computer Simulation