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Integrating Mathematics Integrating Mathematics and Chemistry into a Virtual and Chemistry into a Virtual
Environment for Geologic Environment for Geologic EducationEducation
Donald P. Schwert, Brian M. Slator, Guy Hokanson, Otto Borchert,Bernhardt Saini-Eidukat, Jeffery Terpstra, John Reber, and Lisa Daniels
North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA
Research into Research into Immersive Virtual Immersive Virtual
Environments (IVEs) at Environments (IVEs) at NDSUNDSU
ImplementationImplementation• Goal-oriented.Goal-oriented.• Promotes learning-by-doing through Promotes learning-by-doing through
exploration and cooperation in multi-exploration and cooperation in multi-user, spatial environments.user, spatial environments.
• Teachers control parameters for each Teachers control parameters for each exercise.exercise.
• Student progress can be monitored.Student progress can be monitored.• Software agents act as tutors and Software agents act as tutors and
guides, guides, “24/7“24/7”.”.• Available without cost for any classroom, Available without cost for any classroom,
any user, anywhere.any user, anywhere.
Geology ExplorerGeology Explorer
oit.cs.ndsu.nodak.eduoit.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu
• Newly-discovered Newly-discovered planet.planet.
• Students assigned Students assigned exploration tasks.exploration tasks.
• Emulate the Emulate the practices of being practices of being a “geologist.”a “geologist.”
• Aimed at Grades Aimed at Grades 6-8.6-8.
2½-D to 3-D 2½-D to 3-D TransformationTransformation
GEOLOGY
MATHEMATICS
CHEMISTRY
ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE
Comparison Pre Mean Post Mean P-valueContent Question 1 0.962 0.769 0.025Content Question 2 0.731 0.846 0.317Content Question 3 0.808 0.846 0.564Content Question 4 0.423 0.423 1.000Content Question 5 0.423 0.577 0206Content Question 6 0.462 0.500 0.655
Content Confidence 1 0.824 0.848 0.688Content Confidence 2 0.768 0.838 0.107Content Confidence 3 0.760 0.848 0.047Content Confidence 4 0.609 0.791 0.003Content Confidence 5 0.809 0.904 0.055Content Confidence 6 0.714 0.833 0.021
Attitude 1 1.769 1.615 0.381Attitude 2 1.385 1.308 0.538Attitude 3 1.385 1.308 0.327Attitude 4 0.769 0.885 0.083Attitude 5 1.577 1.500 0.538Attitude 6 1.192 1.346 0.103Attitude 7 2.423 2.461 0.574Attitude 8 1.154 1.154 1.000
Statistical Analyses of School Statistical Analyses of School ExperimentsExperiments
Challenges . . .Challenges . . .• Mac compatibility
• School firewalls
• Network stability and capacity
• 3D development is $$$ !!!
Undergraduates
Partnerships with publishers
• School cluster capacities
• Student expectations of 3D environments
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This research was supported by National Science FoundationGrants #0608082 and #IIP0945807 to North Dakota State University.
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