Investigating the effect of pre-training when learning through immersive virtual reality and video: A media and methods experiment

By Oliver A. Meyer, Magnus K. Omdahl, Guido Makransky. Comput. Educ., 2019

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Abstract Immersive virtual reality (VR) is predicted to have a significant impact on education; but most studies investigating learning with immersive VR have reported mixed results when compared to low-immersion media. In this study, a sample of 118 participants was used to test whether a lesson presented in either immersive VR or as a video could benefit from the pre-training principle, as a means of reducing cognitive load. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two method conditions (with/without pre-training), and one of two media conditions (immersive VR/video). The results showed an interaction between media and method, indicating that pre-training had a positive effect on knowledge (d = 0.81), transfer (d = 0.62), and self-efficacy (d = 0.64) directly following the intervention; and on self-efficacy (d = 0.84) in a one-week delayed post-test in the immersive VR condition. No effect was found for any of these variables within the video condition.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction

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Immersive virtual reality increases liking but not learning with a science simulation and generative learning strategies promote learning in immersive virtual reality. (2020, background): “This could include providing students with pre-training material before the IVR lesson (Meyer et al., 2019), or by segmenting a IVR lesson, and having them summarize the material after each segment in order to encourage reflection and self-regulated learning (Parong & Mayer, 2018).”