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The Impact of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Video on Spatial Reasoning Skills in Elementary Students

Baumgartner, Emily E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1586598925128395

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2020, PHD, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the consumption and production of virtual reality (VR) content impacts elementary student spatial reasoning skills. Third- and fourth-grade elementary students were given a four-week intervention in which they first consumed VR by engaging with existing applications for two weeks. During the third week, they created their own VR utilizing 360-degree video cameras. In the final week, the students were given the opportunity to watch their videos using VR headsets. Students were given a spatial reasoning pre-test and post-test to measure the change in spatial reasoning ability. The instrument utilized three subconstructs of spatial reasoning: mental rotation, spatial orientation, and spatial visualization. The pre-test scores for the subconstructs were utilized to create four spatial reasoning groups which categorize students. One student was chosen from each group, and their video and interview were analyzed. The results revealed that the consumption and production of VR led to an improvement in overall spatial reasoning ability. Additionally, spatial reasoning ability impacts how a student creates a 360-degree video. The final finding is that there is no evidence that spatial reasoning ability can impact how a student discusses creating a 360-degree video. This study contributes to the growing body of literature supporting the positive effects of the use of VR in the classroom and opens the door to further opportunities to analyze how the production of VR can lead to positive learning outcomes.
Richard Ferdig (Committee Chair)
Enrico Gandolfi (Committee Member)
Karl Kosko (Committee Member)
169 p.
Education; Educational Technology
virtual reality, spatial reasoning, 360-degree video, elementary

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  • Baumgartner, E. E. (2020). The Impact of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Video on Spatial Reasoning Skills in Elementary Students [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1586598925128395

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Baumgartner, Emily. The Impact of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Video on Spatial Reasoning Skills in Elementary Students. 2020. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1586598925128395.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Baumgartner, Emily. "The Impact of Virtual Reality and 360-Degree Video on Spatial Reasoning Skills in Elementary Students." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1586598925128395

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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