Perceived Effectiveness of Science Inquiry in the 3D Virtual World

Tao Xie; Fan Zhang; Ensi Wu

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2017.01036a

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Tao Xie ¹, Fan Zhang ², Ensi Wu ³ ^*

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¹ College of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, CHINA² School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi An, Shaan Xi, CHINA³ Office of Educational Administration, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, CHINA^* Corresponding Author

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Many researchers claim that inquiry-based learning offers proper solutions to engage students in the 3D virtual world (3DVW), while little literature has reported how to conduct inquiry-based learning and to what extent it influences learning in this world. This study investigates the perceived effectiveness when students exhibit in the inquiry-based learning compared with the standard learning in the 3DVW. Forty-eight students voluntarily participate in the experiment. Half of them learn in the inquiry-based environment, and the other half learn in the standard environment. The effectiveness is measured by the perceived experience and perceived knowledge gains. The data is analyzed by combining the quantitative with qualitative approaches. The results show students who exhibit in the inquiry-based environment perceive more effectiveness than those who don’t. Also, the reasons why students perceive in the way are obtained. This study indicates the inquiry-based learning conducted in the 3DVW can effectively enhance learning.

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inquiry-based learning
3D virtual world
perceived effectiveness
perceived experience
perceived knowledge gain

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2017, Volume 13, Issue 8, 5871-5881

https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01036a

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Xie, T., Zhang, F., & Wu, E. (2017). Perceived Effectiveness of Science Inquiry in the 3D Virtual World. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(8), 5871-5881. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01036a

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Xie T, Zhang F, Wu E. Perceived Effectiveness of Science Inquiry in the 3D Virtual World. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(8):5871-81. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01036a

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Xie T, Zhang F, Wu E. Perceived Effectiveness of Science Inquiry in the 3D Virtual World. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(8), 5871-5881. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01036a

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Xie, Tao, Fan Zhang, and Ensi Wu. "Perceived Effectiveness of Science Inquiry in the 3D Virtual World". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 8 (2017): 5871-5881. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01036a

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Xie, T., Zhang, F., and Wu, E. (2017). Perceived Effectiveness of Science Inquiry in the 3D Virtual World. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(8), pp. 5871-5881. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01036a

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Xie, Tao et al. "Perceived Effectiveness of Science Inquiry in the 3D Virtual World". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 8, 2017, pp. 5871-5881. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01036a