Sustainable environmental education using virtual reality: A module for improving environmental citizenship competences in secondary schools
Tan Wai Ying 1 , Norlidah Alias 1 , Dorothy DeWitt 1 *
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1 Department of Curriculum & Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Sustainable environmental education (SEE) can develop global citizens. However, environmental education in schools does not develop environmental citizenship (EC). Virtual reality (VR) could provide authentic immersive experiences to evoke emotions for positive action for EC. A SEE module, designed to include VR experiences, was evaluated at a secondary school to determine if it could improve students’ EC. A quasi-experimental single-group pre-test post-test design was conducted with 30 students, followed by focus group interviews with the students. The findings indicated the module was effective in improving EC scores. Analysis of interview transcripts indicated students were engaged and motivated to learn with VR and improved in EC competences. However, the future actions for EC were limited to individual actions and not community-based actions. Although there was some potential in the SEE module, some improvements are needed. Future studies could investigate strategies for making students agents of change in the community.

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Article Type: Research Article

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 20, Issue 10, October 2024, Article No: em2511

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/15177

Publication date: 01 Oct 2024

Online publication date: 19 Sep 2024

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