Collaborative science learning in three-dimensional immersive virtual worlds: Pre-service teachers' experiences in Second Life
dc.accessRights | Anonymous | |
dc.audience | Praxis | |
dc.contributor.author | Nussli, Natalie | |
dc.contributor.author | Oh, Kevin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-28T13:54:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-28T13:54:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-07 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this mixed methods study was to enculturate pre-service teachers into Second Life (SL), a three-dimensional immersive virtual world, and to measure their change in attitude towards the potential of SL for education. By completing collaborative assignments in SL, nineteen pre-service general education teachers explored an educational, marine biology island in SL and evaluated its potential for incorporation in general and special education curricula. A pre- and post-survey inquired about the participants’ perception of the usability of virtual worlds for education. Participants collaboratively explored the marine ecosystem of the Abyss Observatory (Nishimura, Lim, & Koyamada, 2012), reflected on its unique affordances, and designed activities for an inclusive classroom, framed by a pedagogical rationale. The difference between the participants’ two attitude scores generated by the pre- and post-survey was calculated and was found to be statistically significant with a large effect size. Results suggest that this 7-Step Virtual Worlds Teacher Training Workshop had a positive impact on the participants’ attitude towards integration of SL into teaching. Five themes emerged with regards to the unique affordances of the Abyss Observatory’s deep-sea area. Finally, the “Teacher-Prep Virtual World Six-Step Model” for effective pre-service teacher preparation for teaching in SL was developed. | |
dc.description.uri | http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1043322 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1055-8896 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1943-5916 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11654/23787 | |
dc.issue | 3 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia | en_US |
dc.subject | Preservice Teachers | en_US |
dc.subject | Teacher Training | en_US |
dc.subject | Cooperative Learning | en_US |
dc.subject | Science Education | en_US |
dc.subject | Simulated Environment | en_US |
dc.subject | Virtual Classrooms | en_US |
dc.subject.ddc | 370 - Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen | de |
dc.title | Collaborative science learning in three-dimensional immersive virtual worlds: Pre-service teachers' experiences in Second Life | |
dc.type | 01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift | |
dc.volume | 23 | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
fhnw.InventedHere | No | |
fhnw.IsStudentsWork | no | |
fhnw.PublishedSwitzerland | No | |
fhnw.ReviewType | Anonymous ex ante peer review of a complete publication | |
fhnw.affiliation.hochschule | Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW | de_CH |
fhnw.affiliation.institut | Institut Primarstufe | de_CH |
fhnw.pagination | 291-322 | |
fhnw.publicationOnline | Ja | |
fhnw.publicationState | Published | |
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