Using immersive virtual reality to enhance students’ science visualisation

这个项目旨在研究先进的可视化技术-沉浸式虚拟现实作为协作学习环境的潜力，以支持学生探索他们的想法并学习核心的化学概念、分子结构和功能。结合数据分析和定性视频分析，该项目将建立对学生如何在身临其境的虚拟现实环境中学习分子世界的深入理解，这些知识与学习者的经验、化学内容、视觉表现、学习任务和设计特征有关。该项目将建议以证据为导向的设计考虑，以开发学习资源和进一步利用先进技术进行教育研究。

This project aims to investigate the potential of advanced visualisation technology, immersive virtual reality, as a collaborative learning environment to support students to explore their ideas and learn a core chemistry concept, molecular structures and functions. Incorporating both data analytics and qualitative video analysis, the project will establish a deep understanding of how students learn about the molecular world within an immersive virtual reality environment in relation to the learners’ experience, chemistry content, visual representations, learning tasks, and design features. The project will recommend evidence-driven design considerations for learning resources development and further educational research with advanced technologies.