Defining Virtual Worlds and Virtual Environments

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• Exploring the Dimensions of Self-Efficacy in Virtual World Learning: Environment, Task, and Content

  سند علمی۲۰۱۴Aimee deNoyelles, Steven R. Hornik, Richard D. Johnson

  This study explores the dimensionality of college students' self-efficacy related to their academic activities in the open-ended virtual world of Second Life (SL). To do this, relevant dimensions of self-efficacy were theoretically derived, and items to measure these dimensions w

• An Inductive Analysis of Factors Affecting Student Attitudes toward a Virtual World Learning Environment

  سند علمی۲۰۱۰AMCISIlze Zigurs, Chi Zhang

  Virtual world learning environments have great potential to enhance education, yet the specific factors that attract students are relatively under-researched. Drawing on insights from a qualitative analysis of student reactions to the Second Life environment, we identified five m

• Comparing Sense of Classroom Community and Learning Satisfaction in a Virtual World Learning Environment

  سند علمی۲۰۱۷Chi Zhang

  Research in online education has demonstrated that sense of classroom community is an important factor in learning. This study extends the research to the new learning environment of virtual worlds and compares classroom community and learning satisfaction with different learning

• Use of a virtual world computer environment for international distance education: lessons from a pilot project using Second Life

  سند علمی۲۰۱۴BMC medical educationMarloes Schoonheim, Robin Heyden, John M Wiecha

  Virtual worlds (VWs), in which participants navigate as avatars through three-dimensional, computer-generated, realistic-looking environments, are emerging as important new technologies for distance health education. However, there is relatively little documented experience using

• Technical Problems Experienced in the Transformation of Virtual Worlds into an Education Environment and Coping Strategies

  سند علمی۲۰۱۵Educational Technology & SocietyMurat Coban, Türkan Karakus, Fatma Gunay, Yuksel Goktas

  Research into virtual worlds demonstrates that to successfully use virtual world platforms in different disciplines, certain limitations and potential difficulties of these platforms must be overcome. The current study extends previous research by investigating problems in integr

• Extending the Use of Virtual Worlds as an Educational Platform - Network Island: An Advanced Learning Environment for Teaching Internet Routing Algorithms

  سند علمی۲۰۱۱CSEDUJohn McCaffery, Alan Miller, Colin Allison

  Virtual worlds provide a rich platform for supporting exploratory education. Their ability to bring together multimedia, programmability, interactivity and enhanced presence in a distributed 3D virtual environment makes them an excellent basis for interactive learning. This paper