Gender-Related Differences in Collaborative Learning in a 3D Virtual Reality Environment by Elementary School Students

Autor/inn/en	Yeh, Yi-Lien; Lan, Yu-Ju; Lin, Yen-Ting R.
Titel	Gender-Related Differences in Collaborative Learning in a 3D Virtual Reality Environment by Elementary School Students
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 21 (2018) 4, S.204-216 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Elementary School Students; Simulated Environment; Computer Simulation; Grade 4; Grade 5; Cooperative Learning; Student Attitudes; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Teamwork; Leadership; Foreign Countries; Taiwan (Taipei) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Künstliche Umwelt; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Kooperatives Lernen; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Führung; Führungsposition; Ausland
Abstract	This study aimed to understand how children collaborated to create their own stories in a 3D virtual reality (VR) environment and to explore whether there were any gender-related differences in this learning setting. A total of 65 students (38 females and 27 males) of grades 4-5 participated in this study. A qualitative methodology was adopted in this research to answer three research questions about how the participants work collaboratively, whether a gender difference exists in the process of 3D construction and how they think about learning in a 3D virtual environment. Based on the behavior patterns of these participants in a 3D world, the research findings revealed two types of collaboration: a team either with or a team without a strong leader. In addition, gender-related differences in this learning environment were also depicted in this study. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01