Perceptions of secondary school students towards virtual reality in STEM subjects. Effect of the gender variable

• Published in: Revista iberoamericana de educación a distancia Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 275 - 293
• Main Authors: Marín, David, Palomar, Ricardo Roncero, Santín, Marina, de la Torre, Victoria Mora
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madrid Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (UNED) 01.12.2025
• Subjects: Attention; Classrooms; Confidence; Distance Education; Distance learning; Educational Facilities Improvement; Educational materials; Educational Media; Educational technology; Factor Analysis; Gender; Gender Bias; Influence of Technology; Instructional Materials; Learning Motivation; Learning Processes; Mathematics education; Motivation; Parent Influence; Quasi-experimental methods; Robotics; Science education; Secondary education; Secondary school students; Secondary schools; STEM education; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Teaching methods; Technology education; Technology Uses in Education; Virtual reality

This paper aims to examine the perceptions and attitudes of students in the secondary educational cycle towards the use of VR in scientific and technological subjects, as well as to analyze possible gender biases in the valuation of this technology. This second objective is justified by the scarcity...