Assessment in Immersive Virtual Environments: Cases for Learning, of Learning, and as Learning

Jillianne Code; Nick Zap

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 28, No. 3 (July 2017) pp. 235–248

The key to education reform lies in exploring alternative forms of assessment. Alternative performance assessments provide a more valid measure than multiple-choice tests of students’ conceptual understanding and higher-level skills such as problem...

Virtual and Augmented Reality as Cognitive Tools for Learning

Nick Zap; Jillianne Code

EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 1340–1347

Virtual reality (VR) and Augmented realty (AR) technologies have the potential to radically augment human cognitive abilities. This paper explores four central concepts of the applications of VR and AR as cognitive tools for learning. First, the...

Topics: Virtual reality, SIG: Emerging Technologies for Learning and Teaching

Assessments for Learning, of Learning, and as Learning in 3D Immersive Virtual Environments

Jillianne Code; Nick Zap

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 159–166

The key to education reform lies in exploring alternative forms of assessment. Alternative performance measures provide a more valid measure than multiple-choice tests of students’ conceptual understanding and higher-level skills such as problem...

The Status of Web Accessibility of Canadian Universities and Colleges: A Follow-up Study 10 Years Later

Nick Zap; Craig Montgomerie

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) pp. 2498–2507

The accessibility to education for all individuals regardless of disability is a basic human right. Although various laws and policies in Canada recognize the rights for equal benefit and protection from discrimination for people with disabilities,...

Education in the Third Dimension: 3D Stereoscopics as a Cognitive Tool for Learning

Nick Zap; Jillianne Code

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 3718–3727

Three-dimensional (3D) stereoscopic technologies bring a whole new dimension to educational media and learning. Perception and orientation in the three-dimensional world is propagated through many different object and environmental factors. The use...

A Preliminary Exploration of the Effects of Personality and Self-Efficacy for Online Learning in Higher Education

Jillianne Code; Nick Zap

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 (Jun 24, 2019) pp. 1780–1786

Colleges and universities, over the past two decades, have increasingly turned to parallel online or blended delivery offerings to augment traditional face-to-face courses and programs. This research study examines the personality types of students...

Topics: online learning environments, Design Principles, Innovative online learning and educational programming

Academic success online: The mediating role of self-efficacy on personality and academic performance

Jillianne Code; Nick Zap; Rachel Ralph

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 20, No. 4 (July 2021) pp. 377–410

Academic success in any context is dependent upon a student's belief in their ability to succeed. While learning online, a students’ self-efficacy is affected by their confidence in their ability to interact within the online environment. With the...

The Utility of Using Immersive Virtual Environments for the Assessment of Science Inquiry Learning

Jillianne Code; Jody Clarke-Midura; Nick Zap; Chris Dede

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 24, No. 4 (October 2013) pp. 371–396

Determining the effectiveness of any educational technology depends upon teachers’ and learners’ perception of the functional utility of that tool for teaching, learning, and assessment. The Virtual Performance project at Harvard University is...

Student Perceptions of Immersive Virtual Environments for the Meaningful Assessment of Learning

Jillianne Code; Jody Clarke-Midura; Nick Zap; Chris Dede

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 358–367

The effectiveness of any educational technology depends upon teachers’ and learners’ perception of the functional utility of that medium for teaching, learning, and assessment. The Virtual Performance Assessment project at Harvard University (http://...