The influence of virtual reality as an educational tool on teachers' pedagogy

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.advisor Cronje, Johannes Christoffel
dc.contributor.advisor Vandeyar, Thirusellvan
dc.contributor.postgraduate Walstra, Karen Ann
dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-21T13:08:18Z
dc.date.available 2023-07-21T13:08:18Z
dc.date.created 2023-09-07
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.description Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2023. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study explores how does the use of Virtual Reality (VR) simulation as a technology tool influence teachers’ pedagogy. VR is a relatively new technology in the primary school classroom environment. This study explored how the use of this immersive, multimodal technology influenced the teachers’ pedagogy, their teaching and learning practices. The conceptual framework depicts the relationship between the teachers’ planning, resource selection, learning theories and the influence of the VR resource. Eight intermediate phase teachers from four private schools within a range of socio-economic groups in South Africa participated in this qualitative instrumental case study with a constructivist-interpretivist research design. Schools were purposefully selected, and participants taught at those schools and volunteered to be part of the study. The participants communicated both opportunities and challenges during the lessons. The teachers’ experiences and observations influenced their teaching pedagogy. Thematically analysed the data, using an inductive approach. More research is also needed to understand the deeper underlying reasons for the excitement of using VR, possibly by comparing the use of VR to that of high-resolution videos and/or images. This study demonstrates that technology has a positive influence as an educational tool on teachers' pedagogy; however, if the use of VR increases within the schooling sector, further investigations into educators’ professional development might assist teachers to integrate technology into their teaching practices. en_US
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en_US
dc.description.degree PhD en_US
dc.description.department Science, Mathematics and Technology Education en_US
dc.description.sponsorship 2020 Post Grad Doctoral Bursary en_US
dc.identifier.citation * en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.25403/UPresearchdata.23723646 en_US
dc.identifier.other S2023 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91579
dc.identifier.uri DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23723646.v1
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
dc.rights © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.subject Virtual reality (VR) en_US
dc.subject primary school teachers en_US
dc.subject technology integration en_US
dc.subject Constructionism en_US
dc.subject experiential learning en_US
dc.subject Constructivism en_US
dc.subject Pedagogy en_US
dc.title The influence of virtual reality as an educational tool on teachers' pedagogy en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record