Application of Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systemic Review Based on Bibliometric and Content Analysis Methods

Autor/inn/en	Agbo, Friday Joseph; Sanusi, Ismaila Temitayo; Oyelere, Solomon Sunday; Suhonen, Jarkko
Titel	Application of Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education: A Systemic Review Based on Bibliometric and Content Analysis Methods
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 142 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Agbo, Friday Joseph) ORCID (Oyelere, Solomon Sunday) ORCID (Suhonen, Jarkko)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Computer Simulation; Computer Science Education; Educational Research; Research Methodology; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Authors; Universities; Sample Size; Game Based Learning; Citation Analysis; Foreign Countries; China; Japan; France; United Kingdom; Spain; Germany; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Author; Autor; Autorin; University; Universität; Citation; Citations; Zitatenanalyse; Zitat; Ausland; Frankreich; Großbritannien; Spanien; Deutschland; Dänemark
Abstract	This study investigated the role of virtual reality (VR) in computer science (CS) education over the last 10 years by conducting a bibliometric and content analysis of articles related to the use of VR in CS education. A total of 971 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and conferences were collected from Web of Science and Scopus databases to conduct the bibliometric analysis. Furthermore, content analysis was conducted on 39 articles that met the inclusion criteria. This study demonstrates that VR research for CS education was faring well around 2011 but witnessed low production output between the years 2013 and 2016. However, scholars have increased their contribution in this field recently, starting from the year 2017. This study also revealed prolific scholars contributing to the field. It provides insightful information regarding research hotspots in VR that have emerged recently, which can be further explored to enhance CS education. In addition, the quantitative method remains the most preferred research method, while the questionnaire was the most used data collection technique. Moreover, descriptive analysis was primarily used in studies on VR in CS education. The study concludes that even though scholars are leveraging VR to advance CS education, more effort needs to be made by stakeholders across countries and institutions. In addition, a more rigorous methodological approach needs to be employed in future studies to provide more evidence-based research output. Our future study would investigate the pedagogy, content, and context of studies on VR in CS education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01