Effectiveness of immersive technologies to enhance learning in higher education: a systematic review

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Digital technologies enable the creation of enriched learning environments that generate increasingly realistic experiences, and it is important to understand how they can enhance learning. In line with this idea, the purpose of this research is to analyse the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of immersive technologies in Higher Education. Following the PRISMA-P yStatement, 27 relevant studies were selected that met the established inclusion criteria. The results present quasi-experimental, experimental, or case studies implemented in mainly international universities with students from scientific and technical areas. Furthermore, the studies analyse the pedagogical effectiveness and the users' perception. Factors such as the degree of immersion, regular practice, and the implementation of instructional activities before and after the use of immersive technologies are confirmed as determining factors for pedagogical effectiveness.

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Sonia Martinez-Requejo, Universidad Europea de Madrid (España)

Doctora Europea Cum Laude en el programa de doctorado en Educación por la Universidad Europea de Madrid, con la tesis "Educación y aprendizaje expandidos en la Educación Superior. Aportaciones desde la teoría fundamentada y el estudio de casos" en 2016. Dirigida por Dra. Doña Begoña Learreta Ramos (Universidad Europea) y codirigida por Dra. Doña Inma Álvarez Puente (Open University UK). Licenciada en Pedagogía por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Máster en tecnología educativa, e-learning y gestión del conocimiento por la Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Miembro de la Red Universitaria de tecnología Educativa. Más de 15 años de experiencia como profesora en el área de educación, impartiendo asignaturas, en grado y postgrado, así en la dirección de tesis doctorales relacionadas con innovación educativa y tecnologías emergentes. Ha sido directora de la Cátedra de investigación en espacios y equipamientos educativos Steelcase. Actualmente es la investigadora principal del Grupo de investigación en innovación educativa de la Universidad Europea de Madrid.Su actividad investigadora está centrada en la innovación docente tanto en el ámbito metodológico, de evaluación o en el diseño de espacios de aprendizaje y la integración de tecnologías emergentes, especialmente la inteligencia artificial.

 

Español Español, Universitat Jaume I (Spain)

Doctora en Ciencias de la Comunicación. Actualmente, desempeña su función como docente universitaria, tanto de grado como de máster, en materias relacionadas con la tecnología educativa y la didáctica de la lengua española. Investiga en tema como la competencia digital, la tecnología educativa, la innovación educativa, el género y la didáctica de la lengua y la literatura. Trabaja en la Universitat Jaume I (Castellón – España). Pertenece al grupo de investigación ARGET de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona – España). 

Español Español, National University of Distance Education (Spain)

Doctora en Educación por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2021) con mención "Doctor Internacional", calificación "Sobresaliente Cum Laude" y "Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado". Acreditada a Profesora Titular de Universidad por ANECA (2024). Dispone de un sexenio de investigación vivo. Actualmente, Profesora Ayudante Doctora en la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED, Dpto. de Didáctica, Organización Escolar y Didácticas Especiales). Sus últimos estudios y publicaciones se enmarcan en la evaluación para el acceso a la universidad en el contexto español, el análisis de la formación del profesorado y el uso de la inteligencia artificial en el ámbito educativo. Es miembro del grupo de investigación consolidado Medida de Evaluación y Sistemas Educativos (MESE) de la UCM e Innedu-UEM de la UEM.

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Martinez-Requejo, S., Español, E., & Español, E. (2024). Effectiveness of immersive technologies to enhance learning in higher education: a systematic review. Edutec, Revista Electrónica De Tecnología Educativa, (90), 54–73. https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2024.90.3391

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