Integrating video-capture virtual reality technology into a physically interactive learning environment for English learning

• Published in: Computers and education Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 1346 - 1356
• Main Authors: Yang, Jie Chi, Chen, Chih Hung, Chang Jeng, Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Achievement Tests; Applications in subject areas; Classroom Environment; Classrooms; Comparative Analysis; Computer Assisted Instruction; Computer Simulation; Computer Software Evaluation; Computers; Devices; Digital game-based learning; Education; Educational Games; Educational Strategies; Educational Technology; Elementary School Students; English (Second Language); Evaluation of CAL systems; Experimental Groups; Feedback (Response); Foreign Countries; Grade 2; Improving classroom teaching; Instructional Design; Instructional Effectiveness; Interaction; Interactive; Interactive learning environments; Interviews; Language Tests; Learning; Learning Motivation; Physical Activities; Piles; Quasiexperimental Design; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Simulated Environment; Student Attitudes; Students; Taiwan; Teacher Attitudes; Teachers; Teaching Methods; Technology Integration; Video Technology; Video-capture virtual reality; Taiwan; Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments; Video-capture virtual reality; Applications in subject areas; Digital game-based learning; Improving classroom teaching

The aim of this study is to design and develop a Physically Interactive Learning Environment, the PILE system, by integrating video-capture virtual reality technology into a classroom. The system is designed for elementary school level English classes where students can interact with the system thro...