The Effect of a Multi-User Virtual Environment on Student Causal Reasoning Ability, Ecological Worldview and Conceptual Change
This study sought to determine the effect of a multi-user virtual environment (EcoMUVE) on the ecological worldviews and reasoning abilities of students at a secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago. Data were collected through a survey administered to 15 male Form 3 students, whose pre- and post-scores were analysed. Supplementary data were obtained through an anonymous questionnaire. Analysis of the data revealed that: 1) not only was the EcoMUVE strategy an effective teaching tool for enhancing student causal reasoning ability, but it was also effective in teaching the concept of changes over time; 2) the strategy had little impact on the students’ ecological worldview; and 3) the strategy was effective in improving student learning and facilitating border crossing.
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| Format: | Thesis biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2014-01-17
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| Subjects: | Student attitudes, Action research, Secondary school students, Environmental education, Science education, Teaching techniques, Concept formation, Concept teaching, Case studies, Trinidad and Tobago, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2139/21611 |
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