The teaching-learning process in engineering aims to meet current societal demands and address real challenges faced by businesses and the job market. Challenge-based learning (CBL) has gained traction as an active and innovative approach in engineering education, introducing real challenges and open questions to the classroom regarding environmental sustainability and issues faced by Industry 4.0. These challenges require resources and technology that turn the teaching-learning process into an open system, demanding partnerships beyond academia for validating deliverables and projects. Following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this study aimed to systematically analyze the implementation and implications of CBL for competencies development. Following the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the PRISMA method, 62 articles were used for abstract analyses to identify methods, workload, resources, structure, technology, and stakeholder integration, as well as to answer the research questions. The studies were categorized into three types of applied challenges: 1) social and environmental sustainability; 2) Industry 4.0; and 3) those related to Educational Institutions. A total of 46 articles were analyzed in their entirety, and summarized in three tables. All analyzed studies showed that CBL is effective according to summative and formative assessments, leading to sociotechnical competencies development through experience with real-world challenges, teamwork, and interaction with external partners. As most studies are qualitative, there is room for quantitative investigations to better justify the relevance of CBL, especially in terms of adaptive and personalized learning. Moreover, the workload and complexity imposed by CBL, particularly on teachers, warrant further study to facilitate implementation and engagement.
{"title":"Challenge-Based Learning for Competency Development in Engineering Education, a Prisma-Based Systematic Literature Review","authors":"Andreia Leles;Luciana Zaina;José Roberto Cardoso","doi":"10.1109/TE.2024.3417908","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TE.2024.3417908","url":null,"abstract":"The teaching-learning process in engineering aims to meet current societal demands and address real challenges faced by businesses and the job market. Challenge-based learning (CBL) has gained traction as an active and innovative approach in engineering education, introducing real challenges and open questions to the classroom regarding environmental sustainability and issues faced by Industry 4.0. These challenges require resources and technology that turn the teaching-learning process into an open system, demanding partnerships beyond academia for validating deliverables and projects. Following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this study aimed to systematically analyze the implementation and implications of CBL for competencies development. Following the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the PRISMA method, 62 articles were used for abstract analyses to identify methods, workload, resources, structure, technology, and stakeholder integration, as well as to answer the research questions. The studies were categorized into three types of applied challenges: 1) social and environmental sustainability; 2) Industry 4.0; and 3) those related to Educational Institutions. A total of 46 articles were analyzed in their entirety, and summarized in three tables. All analyzed studies showed that CBL is effective according to summative and formative assessments, leading to sociotechnical competencies development through experience with real-world challenges, teamwork, and interaction with external partners. As most studies are qualitative, there is room for quantitative investigations to better justify the relevance of CBL, especially in terms of adaptive and personalized learning. Moreover, the workload and complexity imposed by CBL, particularly on teachers, warrant further study to facilitate implementation and engagement.","PeriodicalId":55011,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Education","volume":"67 5","pages":"746-757"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10600095","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141720036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manal Kharbouch;Ambrosio Toval;Francisco Garcia-Sanchez;Alberto Garcia Berna;Jose Luis Fernandez Aleman
Contribution: This article provides evidence on the influence of serious games (SGs) in software engineering (SE) education on students’ scores, exam attendance, and chance of passing. It also highlights the impact of teachers’ experience with the implementation of SGs as a learning approach on the aforementioned metrics.Background: Although there are previous studies validating SGs in SE subjects, examining the effects that SGs and the expertise to implement them can have on students’ academic achievement by means of rigorous scientific methods is lacking.Research Questions: Do students achieve better academic results when SGs are used? Are the exam attendance and chance of passing higher among students enrolled in courses that use SGs compared to those following a traditional approach? Does the teachers’ expertise with SGs have an impact on students’ achievement? Are students satisfied using SGs in SE courses?Methodology: A controlled experiment was conducted on undergraduate students who were enrolled in an SE course during the years 2012/2013-2013/2014 and 2021/2022 to compare the effects of SGs with traditional teaching on students’ achievement in this subject. The students from the academic year 2012/2013 attended traditional lectures only, while the students from the academic years 2013/2014 and 2021/2022 had SGs incorporated within their lectures, led by teachers without and with expertise to deploy SGs, respectively.Findings: Students’ scores are higher when SGs are used compared to traditional teaching. Teachers’ experience and expertise are key factors to improve the chances of attending and passing the final exam when SGs are used.
{"title":"In-Class Teaching With Serious Games—Does Experience Matter?","authors":"Manal Kharbouch;Ambrosio Toval;Francisco Garcia-Sanchez;Alberto Garcia Berna;Jose Luis Fernandez Aleman","doi":"10.1109/TE.2024.3416816","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TE.2024.3416816","url":null,"abstract":"Contribution: This article provides evidence on the influence of serious games (SGs) in software engineering (SE) education on students’ scores, exam attendance, and chance of passing. It also highlights the impact of teachers’ experience with the implementation of SGs as a learning approach on the aforementioned metrics.Background: Although there are previous studies validating SGs in SE subjects, examining the effects that SGs and the expertise to implement them can have on students’ academic achievement by means of rigorous scientific methods is lacking.Research Questions: Do students achieve better academic results when SGs are used? Are the exam attendance and chance of passing higher among students enrolled in courses that use SGs compared to those following a traditional approach? Does the teachers’ expertise with SGs have an impact on students’ achievement? Are students satisfied using SGs in SE courses?Methodology: A controlled experiment was conducted on undergraduate students who were enrolled in an SE course during the years 2012/2013-2013/2014 and 2021/2022 to compare the effects of SGs with traditional teaching on students’ achievement in this subject. The students from the academic year 2012/2013 attended traditional lectures only, while the students from the academic years 2013/2014 and 2021/2022 had SGs incorporated within their lectures, led by teachers without and with expertise to deploy SGs, respectively.Findings: Students’ scores are higher when SGs are used compared to traditional teaching. Teachers’ experience and expertise are key factors to improve the chances of attending and passing the final exam when SGs are used.","PeriodicalId":55011,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Education","volume":"67 5","pages":"724-734"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141586445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Sanchez Padilla;Albert Espinal;Jennifer M. Case;Jose Cordova-Garcia;Homero Murzi
Contribution: This study explores industry members’ perceptions about the ABET-based accreditation in a developing country, using the case study of a program in a publicly funded polytechnic university in Ecuador. Background: Engineering programs often seek international accreditations to enhance the education quality, align with the global standards or gain academic reputation. ABET-based accreditation originates in United States, and thus presents some challenges for institutions in developing countries. Intended Outcomes: This study aimed to investigate the significance of international academic accreditation, as seen through the perspective of industry members. It focused on identifying fundamental competencies valued by employers and aimed to provide insights for institutions in similar contexts. Application Design: The research employed an approach informed by a qualitative methodology, involving in-depth interviews with five industry members who had served on the advisory committee board of an engineering program from a higher education institution in Ecuador. Findings: The findings identified three main areas of competencies that the industry members value: communication skills for teamwork, a problem-solving orientation, and an ability for effective task planning. The study also showed that these industry members value international accreditation as a means for enhancing education quality and ensuring graduates develop the necessary skills and competencies, yet the overall awareness with their peers remains relatively low.
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Alicia García-Holgado;Andrea Vázquez-Ingelmo;Francisco José García-Peñalvo
Contribution: Gender mainstreaming in university teaching should be covered in all the knowledge areas. This work successfully introduces the gender perspective as part of the methodological approach to teaching and learning in Computer Science. Background: This study describes how gender mainstreaming has been introduced and matured during six academic years, from 2016–2017 to 2021–2022, in Software Engineering I course in the Degree of Computer Science at the University of Salamanca. Intended Outcomes: The aim that has been pursued is to raise awareness among students of Computer Science about equality, equity, inclusion, and respect for diversity to build better professional ethics and advance in eliminating any gender-related gap in Computer Science. Application Design: The introduction of gender mainstreaming in the Software Engineering I course has been done in six stages to advance in the gender-gap reduction improving in each academic year with the experience and voluntary feedback from the students of the previous year, using anonymized questionnaires. Findings: Gender mainstreaming requires special attention in careers with a visible gender gap, such as Computer Science. Incorporating the gender perspective as part of the teaching-learning process does not have a measurable impact in a short period but instead aims to make software engineers reflect in such a way that they reason about the need to promote diversity in software development contexts.
贡献：大学教学中的性别主流化应涵盖所有知识领域。这项工作成功地引入了性别视角，将其作为计算机科学教学方法的一部分。背景：本研究描述了从 2016-2017 学年到 2021-2022 学年的六个学年中，萨拉曼卡大学计算机科学学位的软件工程 I 课程是如何引入性别主流化并使其日趋成熟的。预期成果：所追求的目标是提高计算机科学专业学生对平等、公平、包容和尊重多样性的认识，以建立更好的职业道德，推动消除计算机科学专业中与性别相关的任何差距。应用设计：在软件工程（一）课程中引入性别主流化的工作分六个阶段进行，每学年都会利用前一年学生的经验和自愿反馈，通过匿名问卷调查的方式，进一步缩小性别差距。研究结果在计算机科学等性别差距明显的职业中，需要特别关注性别主流化问题。将性别观点纳入教学过程并不能在短期内产生可衡量的影响，而是要让软件工程师进行反思，使他们认识到在软件开发过程中促进多样性的必要性。
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Contribution: This study uses a qualitative research method to analyze interviews where participants simplified an electric circuit while explaining their thought process.Background: Rearranging circuit diagrams is a fundamental skill in electrical and electronic engineering, yet students can struggle with unfamiliar configurations. Current research in the discipline is often quantitative, centered on conceptual understanding. By using a qualitative method, the process of “How” students interact with circuit diagrams is investigated. Research Question: How do students approach circuit diagram simplifications? Methodology: 15-min individual discussions with ten participants (undergraduate years 1–4) simplifying an unconventionally presented circuit diagram were recorded. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify common themes. Findings: 1) Participants initially rely upon pattern recognition to solve circuit problems before applying other analysis techniques; 2) two rearrangement methods were identified: “component focused,” where combinations of components are grouped and then connected together, and “ground focused” where components in the circuit are related to ground and then connected together; 3) students using a ground focused strategy were less hesitant in their circuit rearrangement process; and 4) students broadly used mechanicalistic methods of error checking, selecting software tools rather than applying conceptual understanding.
{"title":"Investigating Student Approaches to Rearranging Circuit Diagrams","authors":"Leah M. Ridgway;Tom Cox","doi":"10.1109/TE.2024.3410375","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TE.2024.3410375","url":null,"abstract":"Contribution: This study uses a qualitative research method to analyze interviews where participants simplified an electric circuit while explaining their thought process.Background: Rearranging circuit diagrams is a fundamental skill in electrical and electronic engineering, yet students can struggle with unfamiliar configurations. Current research in the discipline is often quantitative, centered on conceptual understanding. By using a qualitative method, the process of “How” students interact with circuit diagrams is investigated. Research Question: How do students approach circuit diagram simplifications? Methodology: 15-min individual discussions with ten participants (undergraduate years 1–4) simplifying an unconventionally presented circuit diagram were recorded. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify common themes. Findings: 1) Participants initially rely upon pattern recognition to solve circuit problems before applying other analysis techniques; 2) two rearrangement methods were identified: “component focused,” where combinations of components are grouped and then connected together, and “ground focused” where components in the circuit are related to ground and then connected together; 3) students using a ground focused strategy were less hesitant in their circuit rearrangement process; and 4) students broadly used mechanicalistic methods of error checking, selecting software tools rather than applying conceptual understanding.","PeriodicalId":55011,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Education","volume":"67 5","pages":"681-688"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10577445","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141529200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contribution: This article analyzes the learning effectiveness of a virtual educational escape room for teaching software engineering and compares this activity with traditional teaching through a randomized controlled trial. Background: Educational escape rooms have been used across a wide variety of disciplines at all levels of education and they are becoming increasingly popular among teachers. Nevertheless, there is a clear general need for more robust empirical evidence on the learning effectiveness of these novel activities and, particularly, on their application in software engineering education. Research Questions: Is game-based learning using educational escape rooms more effective than traditional lectures for teaching software engineering? What are the perceptions of software engineering students toward game-based learning using educational escape rooms? Methodology: The study presented in this article is a randomized controlled trial with a pre- and post-test design that was completed by a total of 326 software engineering students. The 164 students belonging to the experimental group learned software modeling by playing an educational escape room whereas the 162 students belonging to the control group learned the same subject matter through a traditional lecture. Findings: The results of the randomized controlled trial show that the students who learned software modeling through the educational escape room had very positive perceptions toward this activity, significantly increased their knowledge, and outperformed those students who learned through a traditional lecture in terms of knowledge acquisition.
{"title":"Are Educational Escape Rooms More Effective Than Traditional Lectures for Teaching Software Engineering? A Randomized Controlled Trial","authors":"Aldo Gordillo;Daniel López-Fernández","doi":"10.1109/TE.2024.3403913","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TE.2024.3403913","url":null,"abstract":"Contribution: This article analyzes the learning effectiveness of a virtual educational escape room for teaching software engineering and compares this activity with traditional teaching through a randomized controlled trial. Background: Educational escape rooms have been used across a wide variety of disciplines at all levels of education and they are becoming increasingly popular among teachers. Nevertheless, there is a clear general need for more robust empirical evidence on the learning effectiveness of these novel activities and, particularly, on their application in software engineering education. Research Questions: Is game-based learning using educational escape rooms more effective than traditional lectures for teaching software engineering? What are the perceptions of software engineering students toward game-based learning using educational escape rooms? Methodology: The study presented in this article is a randomized controlled trial with a pre- and post-test design that was completed by a total of 326 software engineering students. The 164 students belonging to the experimental group learned software modeling by playing an educational escape room whereas the 162 students belonging to the control group learned the same subject matter through a traditional lecture. Findings: The results of the randomized controlled trial show that the students who learned software modeling through the educational escape room had very positive perceptions toward this activity, significantly increased their knowledge, and outperformed those students who learned through a traditional lecture in terms of knowledge acquisition.","PeriodicalId":55011,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Education","volume":"67 5","pages":"660-668"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10571851","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141505597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contribution: This article explores the impact of academic coaching on science and engineering students through a pilot study. The study proposes integrating academic coaching as a standard component of the student support framework. Background: Unlike mentoring or informing, coaching or inquiring practice encourages higher education students to engage in critical thinking and analyze complex problems, which can enhance their problem-solving skills. This helps students discover situations and options on their own, leading to the creation of action plans. Research Questions: 1) What is the degree of influence that the academic coaching approach has on the personal development of students? and 2) In what ways has academic coaching facilitated the achievement of academic goals for science and engineering students? Methodology: The coaching program was created for a one-semester term and was offered free to students at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Students who participated were new to coaching and had limited knowledge of it. To collect data, a survey was conducted using MS Forms, consisting of Likert and open-ended questions, and was distributed among the students who joined the coaching program. A total of 42 students participated, resulting in a participation rate of approximately 42%. Findings: The study discovered that integrating coaching practices could improve the holistic development of students. This has implications for the creation of student support systems in higher education, supporting personal tutorials, and strengthening the training of personal tutors and tutees.
贡献：本文通过一项试点研究，探讨了学业辅导对理工科学生的影响。研究建议将学业辅导作为学生支持框架的标准组成部分。背景：与指导或告知不同，辅导或探究实践鼓励高校学生进行批判性思考并分析复杂问题，从而提高他们解决问题的能力。这有助于学生自己发现情况和选择，从而制定行动计划。研究问题1）学术辅导方法对学生个人发展的影响程度如何？ 2）学术辅导在哪些方面促进了理工科学生学业目标的实现？方法：辅导项目为期一学期，免费提供给宁波诺丁汉大学理工学院的学生。参与的学生都是第一次接触教练，对教练的了解有限。为了收集数据，我们使用 MS 表格进行了一项调查，包括李克特问题和开放式问题，并在参加教练项目的学生中进行了分发。共有 42 名学生参与，参与率约为 42%。研究结果研究发现，整合教练实践可以改善学生的全面发展。这对于在高等教育中建立学生支持系统、支持个人辅导以及加强个人辅导员和被辅导者的培训都具有重要意义。
{"title":"Inquiring Rather Than Informing: An Approach for Holistic Development of Science and Engineering Student","authors":"Sherif Welsen","doi":"10.1109/TE.2024.3411107","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TE.2024.3411107","url":null,"abstract":"Contribution: This article explores the impact of academic coaching on science and engineering students through a pilot study. The study proposes integrating academic coaching as a standard component of the student support framework. Background: Unlike mentoring or informing, coaching or inquiring practice encourages higher education students to engage in critical thinking and analyze complex problems, which can enhance their problem-solving skills. This helps students discover situations and options on their own, leading to the creation of action plans. Research Questions: 1) What is the degree of influence that the academic coaching approach has on the personal development of students? and 2) In what ways has academic coaching facilitated the achievement of academic goals for science and engineering students? Methodology: The coaching program was created for a one-semester term and was offered free to students at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Students who participated were new to coaching and had limited knowledge of it. To collect data, a survey was conducted using MS Forms, consisting of Likert and open-ended questions, and was distributed among the students who joined the coaching program. A total of 42 students participated, resulting in a participation rate of approximately 42%. Findings: The study discovered that integrating coaching practices could improve the holistic development of students. This has implications for the creation of student support systems in higher education, supporting personal tutorials, and strengthening the training of personal tutors and tutees.","PeriodicalId":55011,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Education","volume":"67 5","pages":"699-711"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141937430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Machine learning (ML) is increasingly utilized in the development and assurance of safety-critical systems (SCSs) nowadays, much like other complex problems. Safety is the topmost priority in SCS, hence, developers who are working in this area must possess extensive knowledge of both ML and SCS. This article presents a methodical investigation that surveys engineering students and professionals in the industry to identify the disparities between the knowledge of students and the industry’s expectations during interviews with undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students. The research questions (RQs) were developed based on the student’s proficiency in ML and SCSs, as well as the industry’s expertise in these areas. These questions were then analyzed to determine the factors contributing to the knowledge gap. In this study, a rigorous survey was carried out using two sets of questionnaires. The first set was distributed among UG and PG students from various government-sponsored and top private institutions in India who were preparing for job interviews. The second set was distributed among industry experts involved in recruiting these students. The responses from both sets of questionnaires were thoroughly analyzed to assess the students’ knowledge against the industry’s expectations for superior post-placement performance. The study revealed a substantial gap between the students’ knowledge and the industry’s expectations, underscoring the critical need for students to acquire a comprehensive understanding of SCSs and ML applications to effectively meet the industry’s requirements upon joining the organization.
{"title":"A Systematic Analysis of the Gap Between Academia and Industry Perspectives on Machine Learning Applications in Safety-Critical Systems","authors":"Anwesa Das;Vinay Kumar;Aditya Narayan Hati;Sharda Bharti","doi":"10.1109/TE.2024.3403792","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TE.2024.3403792","url":null,"abstract":"Machine learning (ML) is increasingly utilized in the development and assurance of safety-critical systems (SCSs) nowadays, much like other complex problems. Safety is the topmost priority in SCS, hence, developers who are working in this area must possess extensive knowledge of both ML and SCS. This article presents a methodical investigation that surveys engineering students and professionals in the industry to identify the disparities between the knowledge of students and the industry’s expectations during interviews with undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students. The research questions (RQs) were developed based on the student’s proficiency in ML and SCSs, as well as the industry’s expertise in these areas. These questions were then analyzed to determine the factors contributing to the knowledge gap. In this study, a rigorous survey was carried out using two sets of questionnaires. The first set was distributed among UG and PG students from various government-sponsored and top private institutions in India who were preparing for job interviews. The second set was distributed among industry experts involved in recruiting these students. The responses from both sets of questionnaires were thoroughly analyzed to assess the students’ knowledge against the industry’s expectations for superior post-placement performance. The study revealed a substantial gap between the students’ knowledge and the industry’s expectations, underscoring the critical need for students to acquire a comprehensive understanding of SCSs and ML applications to effectively meet the industry’s requirements upon joining the organization.","PeriodicalId":55011,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Education","volume":"67 6","pages":"889-896"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141937431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Contribution: This research provides insights into the applications of virtual reality (VR) in learning spatial reasoning, which could be utilized and developed in educational frameworks and settings, especially in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), and other aspects. Background: Spatial reasoning and VR are essential for an effective STEAM strategy. Thus, professionals must constantly research to help learners explore spatial-reasoning perception. This research’s objective is to explore how VR can enhance spatial-reasoning consent of learning, specifically toward mental rotation and spatial visualization skills. Research Question: How does VR help learners embrace spatial-reasoning perception and experiences? Methodology: This study proposes a two-phase comparison experiment to explore the potential improvement of learning spatial-reasoning perception toward spatial abilities and experience in VR. In the first phase, participants experienced conventional hand drawing techniques before moving to the VR environment with the “Gravity Sketch” application, followed by a perceptional assessment in motivated strategies for learning questionnaire (MSLQ) and immersive evaluation with immersive tendency questionnaire (ITQ). In the second phase, participants are invited to conduct the conventional drawing session again, followed by interviews to gain further insights. A galvanic skin response (GSR) device is attached to collect reflection patterns during the whole experiment. Findings: The results support the hypotheses and reveal that VR can help to improve the learning experience and perception of spatial reasoning. Nevertheless, some limitations have been found, such as the small sample size of participants and the need to consider the level of complexity as a future concern.
{"title":"Enhancing Spatial-Reasoning Perception Using Virtual Reality Immersive Experience","authors":"Sheng-Ming Wang;Muhammad Ainul Yaqin;Vu Hong Lan","doi":"10.1109/TE.2024.3401839","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TE.2024.3401839","url":null,"abstract":"Contribution: This research provides insights into the applications of virtual reality (VR) in learning spatial reasoning, which could be utilized and developed in educational frameworks and settings, especially in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), and other aspects. Background: Spatial reasoning and VR are essential for an effective STEAM strategy. Thus, professionals must constantly research to help learners explore spatial-reasoning perception. This research’s objective is to explore how VR can enhance spatial-reasoning consent of learning, specifically toward mental rotation and spatial visualization skills. Research Question: How does VR help learners embrace spatial-reasoning perception and experiences? Methodology: This study proposes a two-phase comparison experiment to explore the potential improvement of learning spatial-reasoning perception toward spatial abilities and experience in VR. In the first phase, participants experienced conventional hand drawing techniques before moving to the VR environment with the “Gravity Sketch” application, followed by a perceptional assessment in motivated strategies for learning questionnaire (MSLQ) and immersive evaluation with immersive tendency questionnaire (ITQ). In the second phase, participants are invited to conduct the conventional drawing session again, followed by interviews to gain further insights. A galvanic skin response (GSR) device is attached to collect reflection patterns during the whole experiment. Findings: The results support the hypotheses and reveal that VR can help to improve the learning experience and perception of spatial reasoning. Nevertheless, some limitations have been found, such as the small sample size of participants and the need to consider the level of complexity as a future concern.","PeriodicalId":55011,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Education","volume":"67 5","pages":"648-659"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141937432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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