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  • Factors infuencing educators’ curiosity to learn about VR technologies in education
    Doz, Daniel ...
    While recent research has extensively explored the potential use of Virtual Reality (VR) in educational contexts, limited knowledge exists regarding teachers’ willingness to further their ... understanding of VR and its applications in education. Therefore, this study aims to investigate how various demographic factors and attitudes toward VR infuence educators’ curiosity about this technology. Using the boosting classifcation machine-learning algorithm, we analyzed the responses of 324 educators from Europe and Eurasia. The fndings reveal that the regularity of undergoing pedagogical training exerts the strongest infuence on educators’ interest in learning about VR technology, underscoring the importance of consistent training opportunities. Additionally, frequent personal testing and use of VR technology, along with the duration of professional education in pedagogy, signifcantly afect educators’ curiosity. Age and gender identity also play infuential roles, with older educators and males exhibiting greater curiosity. Notably, educators’ awareness of VR technology has a relatively lower impact. Furthermore, the total years of teaching experience and prior use of VR technology in teaching have minimal efects on educators’ curiosity. These fndings emphasize the signifcance of providing high-quality pedagogical training to familiarize educators with VR technology and its potential benefts in educational settings, carrying substantial implications for policymakers.
    Vir: TechTrends. - ISSN 8756-3894 (Vol. 68, iss. 3, 2024, str. 547-558)
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 2024
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 193301507

vir: TechTrends. - ISSN 8756-3894 (Vol. 68, iss. 3, 2024, str. 547-558)

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