مدى فاعلية الواقع الافتراضي (المكعب التفاعلي( في العملية التعليمية من وجهة نظر طلبة كلية التربية بجامعة قطر

Abstract

This study aims to measure the effectiveness of Virtual Reality (I-Cube) in the educational process from the perspective of students at Qatar University (QU). It was conducted during the Spring semester 2017. The study’s sample comprises 64 female students enrolled in the “Technology for Children” course, a required course at QU College of Education. The students were divided into two groups: The first group (G1) includes 30 students, who were assigned to visit the QU Interactive Cube (I-Cube) Lab and to interact with whatever available instructional applications. They were also required to read an article on Virtual Reality, its nature, concept, features, and the way it can be applied in the field of education. The second group (G2), which consisted of 34 female students, was also assigned to read the article, but did not to visit the I-Cube Lab. Both groups had to respond to an opinion questionnaire about the effectiveness of Virtual Reality in education. The questionnaire was conducted twice to measure the effect of the treatment on the performance of both groups. The results showed a significant difference between G1 and G2 in favor of G1 (I-Cube visiting and reading). The findings also indicated that there was a significant difference between the pre and post-performance of G1 in favor of the post-performance. However, there was not any significant difference between the pre- and post-performance of G2 (reading only). That is an indication that the Virtual Reality through the I-Cube Lab has a great impact on the learning process based on the point of view of the students at QU College of Education.