The Use of Virtual Reality in an Elementary Classroom: Students' Presence and Verbal Exchanges

• In Event: Design for Virtual and Multimedia Environments

Abstract

This study explored how students perceived VR content and how the use of VR affected interactional exchanges of verbal dialogue in an elementary school classroom. Data was collected from 27 4th grade students (13 males/14 females) via a presence survey, reflection papers, and verbal exchanges during their activities. The results showed that the students perceived higher levels of involvement, spatial presence, and realness when they experienced the VR content as compared to TV content, and the perceived presence toward VR was maximized when students experienced the TV before the VR content. The qualitative data supported this result by showing that students used presence keywords in their verbal dialogues during activities.

Authors

• Insook Han, Temple University

• Songyi Beak, Korea University

• Eunjoo Lee, Korea Educational Development Institute

• Daekwon Kim, Korea University

• Yujie Dong, Korea University

• Meehyang Nam, Korea University