First-level participant feedback found the iThinkSmart prototype engaging but flagged movement, navigation, graphics, and device-support issues for improvement¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · design r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2023 · checked against its sources 2026-10-29 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Analysis of free-form responses showed major feedback centered on interaction and response to the game, with students finding it difficult to move freely in the virtual world. → Friday Joseph Agbo 2023 q1 i? The authors interpret the responses as showing the prototype engaged students in high-fidelity interaction with the mini games. → Friday Joseph Agbo 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

Friday Joseph Agbo 2023¶

Friday Joseph Agbo, Solomon Sunday Oyelere, Jarkko Suhonen, Markku Tukiainen. (2023). Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking. Education Tech Research Dev 71:505–537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-022-10161-5

q1 · i? · design · r2

First-level reaction analysis following Ge et al. (2021), thematizing the experimental group's free-form questionnaire responses into graphics, navigation/instructions, movement and speed, device support, and learning content.

"Generally, the major feedback from participants was centered around the interaction and response to the game. Students seem to find it difficult to move freely in the virtual world."

Friday Joseph Agbo 2023 (2)¶

Friday Joseph Agbo, Solomon Sunday Oyelere, Jarkko Suhonen, Markku Tukiainen. (2023). Design, development, and evaluation of a virtual reality game-based application to support computational thinking. Education Tech Research Dev 71:505–537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-022-10161-5

q1 · i? · design · r2

The authors' interpretation of the same feedback themes, stating the prototype "was able to truly engage the students"; the article notes detailed information on what, how, and why certain features are required is still needed, e.g., via interviews.

"While these responses are very useful for improving the VR application, they basically revealed that the first prototype was able to truly engage the students to experience a high-fidelity interaction with the mini games."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Low-fidelity prototype evaluation found initial UI options overwhelming and checkbox selections unintuitive — related
• Reading text and presenting graphics on handheld screens are more difficult than on paper, and interactivity may be compromised — a broader claim this one bears on
• Reviewer free-text comments identified synthetic voice, slide–narration reveal timing, and slide layout as the main remaining quality issues — related
• CS students who learned CT concepts through the iThinkSmart VR game-based application demonstrated significantly better CT competency scores than students in the control group — related
• Students who played iThinkSmart VR mini games gained higher CT cognitive benefits than students learning through the traditional lecture method — related
• Students who played iThinkSmart VR mini games reported higher interest in learning CT concepts than students who did not use the educational game — related