Uso do recurso multimédia em um ambiente de realidade virtual Cospaces.Edu para a aprendizagem de circuitos eléctricos simples

Abstract

IThis study presents the results of a survey on the impact on student learning on the topic of simple electrical circuits, using a virtual reality multimedia resource, based on Richard Mayer's learning theory. The multimedia resource was developed on the CoSpaces.edu platform, a tool that enables the creation of immersive virtual reality or augmented reality content. Sixteen first-year students of the Veterinary Medicine Degree course, enrolled in the Physics discipline during the 2022 academic year, participated in this study. To collect data, a bibliographic review was carried out and a pre-test and a post-test were applied to the participating students through a questionnaire, in order to measure the evolution of knowledge of the contents covered in the pedagogical practice implemented with the help of the proposed multimedia resource. The results demonstrated that, although the pedagogical practice did not contribute significantly to the evolution of knowledge, as evidenced by the low standardized learning gain found (g = 0.225), the resource provided engagement in learning and collaborative interaction between students, both among themselves and with teachers.