Doctoral Colloquium—A Qualitative Study of Virtual Reality as a means of Providing Cultural Context in Literature Classrooms at Minority Serving Institutions

摘要

This Doctoral Colloquium intends to make a focused and strictly limited test of the effectiveness of virtual reality in the literature classroom in terms of qualitative evidence gathered via short answers as well as final interviews in which students reflect upon the usefulness of VR in their learning experience. Final interviews will include both fact-based reading comprehension questions, and questions that ask the participants to reflect upon their experience. Written questions will involve both reading comprehension and also ask students to describe levels of engagement and learning.