The Effect of Curriculum based on Virtual Reality on Primary School Students' Problem Solving Perception and Academic Achievement

Subject Areas : Learning

sajjad pourbaghban ¹ , Firooz Mahmoodi ² , Eskandar Fathiazar ³ , Behroz Kohestani ⁴

1 - Ph. D. student in Curriculum Planning, University of Tabriz-Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz-Iran
3 - Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz -Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of New Technologies, University of Tabriz- Iran

Received: 2020-07-28 Accepted : 2020-10-10 Published : 2021-02-19

Keywords: Academic Achievement, Virtual Reality Curriculum, Problem Solving Perceptions,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of virtual reality-based curriculum on problem-solving perceptions and academic achievement of sixth grade elementary students in science. The method of the present study was quasi-experimental and the pretest-posttest research design was with a control group. The statistical population included all sixth grade elementary school students in Tabriz and the statistical sample, due to its semi-experimental nature, included 30 people (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group). The experimental group consisted of students who were exposed to education based on a virtual reality-based curriculum model, and the control group consisted of students who were exposed to conventional school education. Hepner and Patterson (1982) problem-solving perception questionnaire and teacher-made academic achievement test were used to collect information. The research data were analyzed using multivariate and univariate Analysis of Variance. Findings showed that virtual reality education has a positive effect on all three components of problem-solving perception (self-confidence, closeness to the problem and personal control) and academic achievement. Therefore, by using virtual reality-based curricula, students' problem-solving perception and academic achievement can be increased

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