Assessment of Virtual Reality among University Professors: Influence of the Digital Generation
This paper conducts quantitative research on the assessment made by a group of 623 Spanish and Latin American university professors about the use of virtual reality technologies in the classroom and their own digital skills in this respect. The main objective is to analyze the differences that exist...
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| description | This paper conducts quantitative research on the assessment made by a group of 623 Spanish and Latin American university professors about the use of virtual reality technologies in the classroom and their own digital skills in this respect. The main objective is to analyze the differences that exist in this regard due to the digital generation of the professors (immigrants or digital natives). As an instrument, a survey designed for this purpose was used, the validity of which has been tested in the study. It was found that digital natives say they are more competent in the use of virtual reality and value its technical and didactic aspects more highly, although they also identify more disadvantages in its use than digital immigrants. Differences in responses were found by gender and areas of knowledge of the professors with respect to the opinions expressed. It is suggested that universities design training plans on teaching digital competence and include in them the didactic use of virtual reality technologies in higher education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-385f2bd196d541189555323f215f88192023-11-23T16:09:58ZengMDPI AGComputers2073-431X2022-06-011169210.3390/computers11060092Assessment of Virtual Reality among University Professors: Influence of the Digital GenerationÁlvaro Antón-Sancho0Pablo Fernández-Arias1Diego Vergara2Department of Mathematics and Experimental Science, Catholic University of Ávila, C/Canteros s/n, 05005 Ávila, SpainDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of Ávila, C/Canteros s/n, 05005 Ávila, SpainDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of Ávila, C/Canteros s/n, 05005 Ávila, SpainThis paper conducts quantitative research on the assessment made by a group of 623 Spanish and Latin American university professors about the use of virtual reality technologies in the classroom and their own digital skills in this respect. The main objective is to analyze the differences that exist in this regard due to the digital generation of the professors (immigrants or digital natives). As an instrument, a survey designed for this purpose was used, the validity of which has been tested in the study. It was found that digital natives say they are more competent in the use of virtual reality and value its technical and didactic aspects more highly, although they also identify more disadvantages in its use than digital immigrants. Differences in responses were found by gender and areas of knowledge of the professors with respect to the opinions expressed. It is suggested that universities design training plans on teaching digital competence and include in them the didactic use of virtual reality technologies in higher education.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/11/6/92virtual environmenthigher educationdidactic resourcequantitative analysis |
| spellingShingle | Álvaro Antón-Sancho Pablo Fernández-Arias Diego Vergara Assessment of Virtual Reality among University Professors: Influence of the Digital Generation Computers virtual environment higher education didactic resource quantitative analysis |
| title | Assessment of Virtual Reality among University Professors: Influence of the Digital Generation |
| title_full | Assessment of Virtual Reality among University Professors: Influence of the Digital Generation |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Virtual Reality among University Professors: Influence of the Digital Generation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Virtual Reality among University Professors: Influence of the Digital Generation |
| title_short | Assessment of Virtual Reality among University Professors: Influence of the Digital Generation |
| title_sort | assessment of virtual reality among university professors influence of the digital generation |
| topic | virtual environment higher education didactic resource quantitative analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-431X/11/6/92 |
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