A Study on Design and Effect of Virtual Reality Game-Based Learning for Understanding Insects of Natural Science in Elementary School

• Main Author: 陳勇全
• Other Authors: 廖冠智
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/11965075665619244084

碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 數位學習科技研究所 === 100 === Generally speaking, insect education is mainly teacher-centered leaning model,and with insect specimens, videos, pictures and observations as a means of understanding insect. But children still don’t understand the insect-related learning content. This study attempt to learner-centered perspective, implementing a virtual reality learning system of understanding insect, so that he traditional teaching of insects can be regardless of time constraints, to facilitate students to learn anytime,anywhere. Add features of game-based learning in teaching materials,combined with the task, background stories, quizzes, challenges, etc., to complete the script and look forward to learning to enhance students’ motivation to learn, and insects to explore more in-depth knowledge.This subjects are 73 fourth-grade students from elementary school,supplemented by observation recorded during the experiment, a questionnaire and individual interviews, to be a comprehensive analysis of children for the systematic study of motivation and practical learning. Research findings are following as： 1. The influence of students learning motivation： (A) The story context to help children to generate the sense of immersion. (B) To Present the knowledge content enables students to clearly distinguish between the different of them. (C) Providing the actual operation can cause the interest of the students. (D) The rules and mechanics of game system enhance the students’ enjoyment. 2. An interactive virtual reality is helpful to enhance student’s learning motivation and conductive to learning aids as follows： (A) To help students understanding insects of structure and growth. (B) There’s a sense of freshness about the presentation. (C) Making students a sense of immersion.