Objects, Worlds, and Students: Virtual Interaction in Education

Table 2

The findings of the questionnaire regarding student feelings about their interactions with the world.

Interacting with the content of the virtual world in the context of the practical sessions…		Strongly Agree		Agree		Neither Agree nor Disagree		Disagree		Strongly Disagree		Mean		Standard Deviation
1	…is a good reason for me to use a virtual world.	6	12%	31	62%	10	20%	2	4%	1	2%	3.78	Agree	0.79
2	…made me feel I am actually present in the virtual world.	6	12%	22	44%	11	22%	9	18%	2	2%	3.42	Neither A. nor D.	1.05
3	…made me “experience the knowledge”.	12	24%	27	56%	8	16%	3	6%	0	0%	3.96	Agree	0.81
4	…was real-time and that helped me have real-time awareness of the results of my work.	8	16%	29	58%	7	14%	3	6%	3	6%	3.72	Agree	1.01
5	…made the learning material more attractive for me.	15	30%	22	44%	10	20%	2	4%	1	2%	3.96	Agree	0.92
6	…made me participate gladly in the practical sessions.	10	20%	27	54%	12	24%	0	0%	1	2%	3.9	Agree	0.79
7	…was interesting since I had the opportunity to see my creations “alive”.	12	24%	28	56%	7	14%	3	6%	0	0%	3.98	Agree	0.8
8	…was fun.	13	26%	23	46%	9	18%	4	8%	1	2%	3.86	Agree	0.97
9	…made the practical session more attractive for me.	11	22%	22	44%	13	26%	4	8%	0	0%	3.8	Agree	0.88
10	…made learning easier for me compared to just studying.	9	18%	28	56%	8	16%	4	8%	1	2%	3.8	Agree	0.88
11	…pleased me a lot, especially when I was building and scripting.	8	16%	27	54%	13	26%	2	4%	0	0%	3.82	Agree	0.75
12	…pleased me a lot, especially when I was exploring and sightseeing.	7	14%	24	48%	14	28%	4	8%	1	2%	3.64	Agree	0.9
13	…pleased me a lot, especially when I was using the virtual objects I created.	4	8%	34	68%	10	20%	0	0%	2	4%	3.76	Agree	0.77
14	…pleased me a lot, especially when I was using others’ virtual objects.	8	16%	24	48%	17	34%	0	0%	1	2%	3.76	Agree	0.8