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Parong, Jocelyn; Mayer, Richard E. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
A relatively new technology being used to deliver academic lessons is immersive virtual reality (IVR). This study examined whether IVR is a more effective instructional medium than other multimedia, such as a video on a computer monitor. Additionally, this study explored the underlying affective and cognitive mechanisms of learning in an immersive…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Computer Simulation, Instructional Effectiveness, Cognitive Processes
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Parong, Jocelyn; Mayer, Richard E. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
Summary The goal of the present study was to examine the effects of playing an immersive virtual reality game that included a collection of gamified cognitive tasks, "Cerevrum," on specific components of cognition, including perceptual attention, mental rotation, working memory, visualization, visual field of view, and visual processing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Development, Educational Games, Training