Using the Observer to analyze learning in virtual worlds |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Elhanan?GazitEmail author David?Chen |
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Institution: | (1) Instructional Systems Technologies Department, HIT – Holon Institute of Technology, 52 Golomb St., P.O. Box 305, Holon, 58102, Israel;(2) Department of Life and Natural Sciences, The Open University of Israel, Tel-Aviv, 61392, Israel;(3) The School of Education, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel-Aviv, 69978, Israel |
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Abstract: | In this study, we describe and analyze the ways in which high school students explored a virtual solar system (VSS). VSS is
a nonimmersive virtual environment that affords visual manipulations of space by altering its frame of reference. The Observer
software was used to code and analyze the participants’ real-time free-exploration task. Two basic behaviors were identified
across participants: establishing several home bases, and shifting between a still mode and a dynamic mode. Moreover, three
overall exploration patterns emerged: thebutterfly pattern represents a superficial mode of learning; thebee pattern represents an in-depth mode of studying the various celestial objects; and theeagle pattern represents a global approach of studying the complex system. This virtual reality environment promises to provide
a setting in which to further study consistent patterns and individual differences in exploration strategies. |
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