Virtual Reality (VR) in Education: The Case in Türkiye

Abstract

The current study aims to identify and analyse the scientific literature to find the primary focuses and findings of the research studies regarding virtual reality (VR) in education in Türkiye. Also, it searches for the strengths and weaknesses of VR use in education in Türkiye. For this purpose, the present study adopted a systematic review methodology. The research studies, conducted from 2013 to 2022, indexed in the SCOPUS, ERIC, and Web of Science (WoS) were analysed in line with predetermined criteria. The results revealed that VR use in education contributes to students' academic achievement, motivation, permanent learning, class attitude, participation, positive thought, thinking skill, encourage, etc. Also, the results indicated that VR is more effective in education when applied as an alternative training method than traditional teaching methods. Additionally, the study identified several strengths and weaknesses of VR use in education in Türkiye. This study found that the important factors affecting the weaknesses of VR are cost, isolation from real world, online safety, student access, technology gap and security. Based on these findings, the current study could provide information for both future research studies and education contexts concerning VR-based implementations in education.