Supporting Learning in an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment: The Effects of Summarizing

• In Event: 31.088 - Designing for Learning in Multimedia and Virtual Environments

Abstract

The purpose of the current study is to investigate the efficacy of using summarizing strategy in an immersive virtual reality learning environment. A total of 75 college students were randomly assigned to one of the four conditions formed by a 2 X 2 factorial design with the immersive environment (virtual reality vs. interactive video) as one factor and the use of summarizing strategy (yes vs. no) as the second factor. The results indicated that a) learners reported lower effort after using the summary strategy; and b) summarizing reduced learners’ perceived success when they received instruction through the interactive video. These findings are discussed within the cognitive load theory framework.

Authors

• Lijia Lin, East China Normal University

• Jiangshan Sun, East China Normal University

• Yuan Liao, East China Normal University

• Youqun Ren, East China Normal University

• Jian Zhao, East China Normal University