APS

2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

My Chemical VR: The Efficacy of Using Virtual Reality for Supplemental Chemistry Learning

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · Cognitive

  • Eleni Benchek
    California State University Northridge
  • Anais Unanyan
    California State University Northridge
  • Dante del Rosario
    California State University Northridge
  • Stefanie Drew
    California State University Northridge

Abstract

We examined effects of supplemental learning activities performed in different environments among novice chemistry learners (N = 211). Results contradict previous research, showing better learning when the activity was presented in the real world (MD = 1.196) compared to virtual reality (MD = .512) or a control (MD = -.040).

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