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Degree of Acceptance of Virtual Reality by Health Sciences Students

Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology with educational benefits demonstrated in numerous studies. Its integration into the curriculum implies the use of cognitive resources by students and the training of digital skills by teachers. The objective of this study is to determine the degree of...

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Autores principales: Cabero-Almenara, Julio, Llorente-Cejudo, Carmen, Palacios-Rodríguez, Antonio, Gallego-Pérez, Óscar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10139036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37107853
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085571
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author Cabero-Almenara, Julio
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Palacios-Rodríguez, Antonio
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description Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology with educational benefits demonstrated in numerous studies. Its integration into the curriculum implies the use of cognitive resources by students and the training of digital skills by teachers. The objective of this study is to determine the degree of acceptance of students with learning objects produced in VR and in 360°, as well as to analyze their evaluation and the established relationships. A sample of 136 medical students who completed questionnaires on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the quality of the training activity was used. The results show high levels of acceptance, both in VR and 360° objects. The students perceived the usefulness of the training activity as high, with significant correlations between the different dimensions. This study demonstrates the potential of VR as an educational technology and offers new perspectives for future research.
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spelling pubmed-101390362023-04-28 Degree of Acceptance of Virtual Reality by Health Sciences Students Cabero-Almenara, Julio Llorente-Cejudo, Carmen Palacios-Rodríguez, Antonio Gallego-Pérez, Óscar Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology with educational benefits demonstrated in numerous studies. Its integration into the curriculum implies the use of cognitive resources by students and the training of digital skills by teachers. The objective of this study is to determine the degree of acceptance of students with learning objects produced in VR and in 360°, as well as to analyze their evaluation and the established relationships. A sample of 136 medical students who completed questionnaires on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the quality of the training activity was used. The results show high levels of acceptance, both in VR and 360° objects. The students perceived the usefulness of the training activity as high, with significant correlations between the different dimensions. This study demonstrates the potential of VR as an educational technology and offers new perspectives for future research. MDPI 2023-04-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10139036/ /pubmed/37107853 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085571 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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