Investigating Representation of Text and Audio in Educational VR using Learning Outcomes and EEG

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Investigating Representation of Text and Audio in Educational VR using Learning Outcomes and EEG. / Baceviciute, Sarune; Mottelson, Aske; Terkildsen, Thomas Schjødt; Makransky, Guido.

2020. Paper presented at CHI 2020, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

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Harvard

Baceviciute, S, Mottelson, A, Terkildsen, TS & Makransky, G 2020, 'Investigating Representation of Text and Audio in Educational VR using Learning Outcomes and EEG', Paper presented at CHI 2020, Honolulu, United States, 25/04/2020 - 30/04/2020. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376872

APA

Baceviciute, S., Mottelson, A., Terkildsen, T. S., & Makransky, G. (2020). Investigating Representation of Text and Audio in Educational VR using Learning Outcomes and EEG. Paper presented at CHI 2020, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376872

Vancouver

Baceviciute S, Mottelson A, Terkildsen TS, Makransky G. Investigating Representation of Text and Audio in Educational VR using Learning Outcomes and EEG. 2020. Paper presented at CHI 2020, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376872

Author

Baceviciute, Sarune ; Mottelson, Aske ; Terkildsen, Thomas Schjødt ; Makransky, Guido. / Investigating Representation of Text and Audio in Educational VR using Learning Outcomes and EEG. Paper presented at CHI 2020, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.13 p.

Bibtex

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abstract = "This paper reports findings from a between-subjects experiment that investigates how different learning content representations in virtual environments (VE) affect the process and outcomes of learning. Seventy-eight participants were subjected to an immersive virtual reality (VR) application, where they received identical instructional information, rendered in three different formats: as text in an overlay interface, as text embedded semantically in a virtual book, or as audio. Learning outcome measures, self-reports, and an electroencephalogram (EEG) were used to compare conditions. Results show that reading was superior to listening for the learning outcomes of retention, self-efficacy, and extraneous attention. Reading text from a virtual book was reported to be less cognitively demanding, compared to reading from an overlay interface. EEG analyses show significantly lower theta and higher alpha activation in the audio condition. The findings provide important considerations for the design of educational V environments.",
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