A Taxonomy of Virtual Worlds Usage in Education

Autor/inn/en	Duncan, Ishbel; Miller, Alan; Jiang, Shangyi
Titel	A Taxonomy of Virtual Worlds Usage in Education
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 43 (2012) 6, S.949-964 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01263.x
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Technology; Computer Simulation; Computer Games; Computer Uses in Education; Internet; Web 2.0 Technologies; Teaching Methods; Educational Research; Taxonomy; Literature Reviews; Synthesis; Theory Practice Relationship; Experiential Learning; Research Needs; Learning Theories; Instructional Effectiveness; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Unterrichtsmedien; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Computernutzung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Taxonomie; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Forschungsbedarf; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Unterrichtserfolg; Großbritannien
Abstract	Virtual worlds are an important tool in modern education practices as well as providing socialisation, entertainment and a laboratory for collaborative work. This paper focuses on the uses of virtual worlds for education and synthesises over 100 published academic papers, reports and educational websites from around the world. A taxonomy is then derived from these papers, delineating current theoretical and practical work on virtual world usage, specifically in the field of education. The taxonomy identifies rich veins of current research and practice in associated educational theory and in simulated worlds or environments, yet it also demonstrates the paucity of work in important areas such as evaluation, grading and accessibility. (Contains 1 table and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10