Designing Authentic Assessment with Virtual Reality and AI: A Systematic Review

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Abstract

As educational technologies rapidly evolve, particularly in the context of post-pandemic digital learning, researchers and practitioners are increasingly turning toward immersive tools such as virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) to design authentic assessments. Across disciplines, critical gaps remain in the literature on how these tools are conceptualized, implemented, and evaluated—especially regarding their validity, ethical use, and pedagogical soundness.

This study addresses a pressing need to systematically review peer-reviewed literature that investigates the design, application, and outcomes of authentic assessments employing VR and AI-related technologies in educational settings. While innovations in these areas offer promise, there is a scarcity of integrative reviews mapping what has been done, what works, and what remains underexplored.

Authors

• Emmanuel Chukwunenye Amaechi, University of Calgary

• Kim H. Koh, University of Calgary