VRLearner: A virtual reality based assessment tool in higher education

Bo Sun; Uzoma Chikwem; Donald Nyingifa

doi:10.1109/VR.2019.8798129

VRLearner: A virtual reality based assessment tool in higher education

Bo Sun, Uzoma Chikwem, Donald Nyingifa

Computer Science

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4 Scopus citations

Abstract

We developed a Virtual Reality based assessment tool, VRLearner, to assess and help reinforce student learning outcomes in higher education. The tool was evaluated and compared with a regular assessment tool with the same contents. The evaluation results show that students, particularly underrepresented minority students from our focus group, prefer to use the VR based tool and find it is much more engaging and increased participants' sense of involvement. Our results suggest that virtual reality technology provides an opportunity to leverage learning relevant interaction, which can enhance the design of learning technology and serious games.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1640-1645
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728113777
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8798129
State	Published - Mar 2019
Event	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Osaka, Japan Duration: Mar 23 2019 → Mar 27 2019

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Name	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings

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Conference	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	3/23/19 → 3/27/19

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Human-Computer Interaction
Media Technology

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Sun, B., Chikwem, U., & Nyingifa, D. (2019). VRLearner: A virtual reality based assessment tool in higher education. In 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings (pp. 1640-1645). Article 8798129 (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8798129

Sun, Bo ; Chikwem, Uzoma ; Nyingifa, Donald. / VRLearner : A virtual reality based assessment tool in higher education. 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 1640-1645 (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings).

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Sun B, Chikwem U, Nyingifa D. VRLearner: A virtual reality based assessment tool in higher education. In 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 1640-1645. 8798129. (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/VR.2019.8798129

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