The Virtual Museum VM as a Tool for Learning Science in Informal Environment
Date
2021-09-11
Authors
Albadawi, Bushra Izzat
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This study aims to check if a Virtual Museum (VM) is a tool for learning science in an informal
environment for lower basic grades from the perspective of parents and children. The study fol-
lowed the mixed method quantitative and qualitative data collected from the main field-testing
stage from the perspective of the user (children and parents) in the educational Research and
Development (R & R&D) methodology, the evaluation tools used as instruments for parents, and
one for parents for children with a focused interview. The parents' evaluation test yielded positive
feedback, and the parents found that the VM is appropriate. The parents were similar in their
opinion toward the VM to academic qualifications. The children's evaluation test yielded positive
feedback. Children found that the VM is appropriate. Children's comments showed a greater inter-
est level in learning science with technology through gaming and multimedia. They were very
excited about using the VM, which helped them understand the subject content and navigate to
search for scientific information.
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Virtual Museum (VM) , Science virtual museum , Informal learning , Formal learning