3D simulation as a learning environment for acquiring the skill of self-management: An experience involving Spanish university students of Education

Identifier:  imarina:6388155

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina6388155

Authors:  Maria Cela-Ranilla, Jose; Esteve-Gonzalez, Vanessa; Esteve-Mon, Francesc; Gisbert-Cervera, Merce

Abstract:
© 2014, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc. In this study we analyze how 57 Spanish university students of Education developed a learning process in a virtual world by conducting activities that involved the skill of self-management. The learning experience comprised a serious game designed in a 3D simulation environment. Descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests were used in the analytical process. An analytical rubric was taken as a reference to enable an expert observer to collect the relevant information. Our results show that the students generally achieved good levels of self-management in this technological environment. Senior university students presented higher scores than freshmen in this particular skill. We also found that students tended to develop better learning activities that involved analytical work than those that involved action or development. The