Integrating immersive VR simulations in science classrooms introduces new challenges and there is a lack of learning designs to inform practice¶
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q1 i? The integration of immersive VR simulations in science classrooms introduces new challenges, and learning designs to inform practice are lacking. → Yiannis Georgiou 2023
Evidence¶
Yiannis Georgiou 2023¶
Yiannis Georgiou, Olia Tsivitanidou, Andri Ioannou. (2023). Learning experience design with immersive virtual reality in physics education. https://zenodo.org
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The abstract asserts, without printed evidence or argument, that integrating immersive VR simulations in science classrooms "introduces new challenges" and that there is "a lack of learning designs to inform practice." This is the authors' motivating statement.
"However, the integration of immersive VR simulations in science classrooms introduces new challenges, whilst there is a lack of learning designs to inform practice."
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Integrating immersive VR simulations in science classrooms introduces new challenges and there is a lack of learning designs to inform practice |
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Integrating immersive VR simulations in science classrooms introduces new challenges and there is a lack of learning designs to inform practice |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-29 |
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