Assimilator learners gained significantly more in the VR (guided exploration) mode than in VR (non-guided exploration) or Non VR modes¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2005 · checked against its sources 2026-10-15 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i3 After adjusting for pre-test scores, learning mode had a large main effect on assimilator learners' gain scores (η2 = 0.284), with guided VR highest. → Chwen Jen Chen 2005

Evidence¶

Chwen Jen Chen 2005¶

Chwen Jen Chen, Seong Chong Toh, & Wan Mohd Fauzy Wan Ismail. (2005). Are Learning Styles Relevant To Virtual Reality? Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(2). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ728898 doi:10.1080/15391523.2005.10782453

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

One-way ANCOVA (pre-test as covariate) on gain scores of assimilator learners across the three learning modes in the experimental study. The article reports η2 = 0.284, "which in Cohen's (1988) terms would be considered a large eﬀect size", with adjusted means of 31.727 (guided VR), 14.807 (Non VR) and 12.455 (non-guided VR).

"After adjusting for the pre-test scores, there was a signiﬁcant diﬀerence between the assimilator learners of the three learning modes on the gain scores, F(2, 96) = 19.017, p = 0.000."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Learning-Style Preferences — moderator: an effect differed by reported style in this study; matching to style is not supported overall

Learning Styles Matching Does Not Improve Learning — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Accommodator learners gained significantly more in the VR (guided exploration) mode than in VR (non-guided exploration) or Non VR modes — related
In the VR (guided exploration) mode, assimilator and accommodator learners did not differ significantly in gain score — related
VR (non-guided exploration) did not differ significantly from Non VR for either assimilator or accommodator learners — related
No significant interaction between learning mode and learning style on gain scores, while the learning-mode main effect was significant — related

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`title`	`Assimilator learners gained significantly more in the VR (guided exploration) mode than in VR (non-guided exploration) or Non VR modes`
`description`	`Assimilator learners gained significantly more in the VR (guided exploration) mode than in VR (non-guided exploration) or Non VR modes`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2005`
`source_checked`	`2026-10-15`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-07`
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