Virtual reality environment in pharmacy education: A cyclical study on instructional design principles.

Background: It is crucial to use innovative tools to gain clinical reasoning skills through experiential learning in pharmacy education, and one of the most effective tools used in this is virtual reality. However, the lack of research that empirically demonstrates the instructional principles of vi...

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Publicado en:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 269 - 288
Autores principales: Doğan, Ezgi, Şahin, Yusuf Levent
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2024
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          Doğan, Ezgi
          Şahin, Yusuf Levent
        affil: Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey
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          Virtual Reality
          Experiential Learning
          Education, Pharmacy
          Human
          Qualitative Studies
          Focus Groups
          Analysis of Variance
          Funding Source
          Aesthetics
          Ergonomics
          Interviews
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      ab: Background: It is crucial to use innovative tools to gain clinical reasoning skills through experiential learning in pharmacy education, and one of the most effective tools used in this is virtual reality. However, the lack of research that empirically demonstrates the instructional principles of virtual environment design, especially in the clinical setting, has resulted in a significant gap in the current literature. Aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine the instructional design principles of a virtual environment for the clinical pharmacy. Method: The study was conducted as a design‐based research. The data of the study related to three components of the developed virtual reality environment in pharmacy education (VRPE). These components, scenario development interface‐scenario development interface, virtual environment, and scenario, were collected through interviews, observation, document review, and a system usability scale. Instructional design principles for the VRPE were determined through analysis of the collected data. Results: The prominent instructional design principles of the VRPE were revealed as immersion, interaction, diversity, flow, aesthetics‐ergonomic‐universal design, informing, and retest availability. The significance of the study was the adoption of a holistic perspective in the design of a virtual reality environment for pharmacy education. In addition, one of the most critical features of the study was eliminating the expertise barrier in virtual environment design. Thus, it was concluded that the VRPE is an extraordinary tool that can be used for pharmacy education to promote experiential learning. Lay Description: What is already known about this topic: Enrichment of pharmacy education with innovative practices and educational technologies is encouraged.Theories to guide research and application development regarding virtual environment design are lacking.Features such as immersion, interaction and flow in virtual environment design have been studied in various studies. What this paper adds: The research brings a holistic perspective on the design of virtual environments in pharmacy education.The research removes the barrier of expertise in virtual environment design with the scenario development interface.The results expand the literature by revealing instructional design principles on the issues to be considered in virtual environment design. The implications of study findings for practitioners: Further studies on context‐specific design of multi‐user virtual environments and the factors and design principles required could be conducted.Future studies should explore the skills (e.g., cognitive, and affective) that would be developed by these design principles.The impact of virtual reality on professional life or whether the design principles are valid for these domains could be determined.
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