Virtual Reality
F. Tahmasbi; S.K. Salehi; O. Golpira
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The expansion of new technologies has led to the emergence and increasing diversity of efficient educational methods. By utilizing the potential capabilities of these technologies, new opportunities have been provided for the effective transfer of knowledge and learning tasks. ...
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Background and Objectives: The expansion of new technologies has led to the emergence and increasing diversity of efficient educational methods. By utilizing the potential capabilities of these technologies, new opportunities have been provided for the effective transfer of knowledge and learning tasks. Among these technologies, virtual reality (exergaming) technology with recent advances has led to the opening of new ways for effective teaching and learning of skills by utilizing capabilities such as simulation of educational environments, providing real-time feedback, increasing activity and energy expenditure, and deep immersion of the learner. In this regard, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of practices based on virtual reality technology and Real-world ones on learning selected perceptual-motor skills in football.Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental research with a practical purpose. In this study, among the male students studying in the third to fifth grade of primary schools in the District 4 of Tehran, a total number of 30 participants were selected according to the research objectives and and based on the pre-test scores, they were assigned to three groups of 10 participants, including exergame, real practices, and control groups. To collect data, a demographic questionnaire, Speed Dribbling Test, More- Christian Pass and Shot Test (with content validity and test-retest reliability of 0.90 to 0.93) as well as the Xbox 360 device were used. After completing the personal information questionnaire and the consent form, the participants first received preliminary training about the criterion task and received the necessary information, and after participating in the pre-test, they entered the acquisition phase. At this stage, the experimental groups (exergame and real practices) practiced the intended skills (passing, dribbling and football shooting) separately for eight sessions of 45 minutes. For all participants, after the last training session, the post-test and 72 hours later, in order to measure the motor learning phenomenon, the retention test and ten minutes after that, the transfer test was performed and their scores were recorded. To analyze the data, the Shapiro-Wilk test, Levene's test, and Mixed ANOVA were used.Findings: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the scores obtained by the experimental groups of virtual reality practices (exergame), real practices and control in both the acquisition, retention and transfer test (p<0.05) and this difference in the virtual reality practices groups and real practices was more significant. This means that these groups performed better than the control group both in the acquisition, retention and transfer test. In addition, no statistically significant difference was found between the performance of virtual reality practices and real practices in the research phases (P>0.05). Conclusion: The results of this research emphasized the usefulness and importance of using practices based on virtual reality technology and real practices in instruction of perceptual-motor skills to children. Based on the results, teachers and trainers are suggested to use practices based on virtual reality technology in order to improve children's motor learning in addition to real practices.
