Application of Virtual Reality in Computer Science Education

A Systemic Review Based on Bibliometric and Content Analysis Methods

Bibliographic Data

ID22045958
AuthorsFriday Joseph Agbo (0000-0002-9171-7175, University of Eastern Finland, corresponding author), Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi (0000-0002-5705-6684, University of Eastern Finland), Solomon Sunday Oyelere (0000-0001-9895-6796, Luleå University of Technology, corresponding author), Jarkko Suhonen (0000-0002-3501-6286, University of Eastern Finland)
Year2021
Volume11
Issue3
Pages142
Publication date2021-03-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci11030142
OpenAlexW3136511512
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited57

This study investigated the role of virtual reality (VR) in computer science (CS) education over the last 10 years by conducting a bibliometric and content analysis of articles related to the use of VR in CS education. A total of 971 articles published in peer-reviewed journals and conferences were collected from Web of Science and Scopus databases to conduct the bibliometric analysis. Furthermore, content analysis was conducted on 39 articles that met the inclusion criteria. This study demonstrates that VR research for CS education was faring well around 2011 but witnessed low production output between the years 2013 and 2016. However, scholars have increased their contribution in this field recently, starting from the year 2017. This study also revealed prolific scholars contributing to the field. It provides insightful information regarding research hotspots in VR that have emerged recently, which can be further explored to enhance CS education. In addition, the quantitative method remains the most preferred research method, while the questionnaire was the most used data collection technique. Moreover, descriptive analysis was primarily used in studies on VR in CS education. The study concludes that even though scholars are leveraging VR to advance CS education, more effort needs to be made by stakeholders across countries and institutions. In addition, a more rigorous methodological approach needs to be employed in future studies to provide more evidence-based research output. Our future study would investigate the pedagogy, content, and context of studies on VR in CS education

Bibliometrics · Content analysis · Descriptive statistics · Higher education · Human–computer interaction · Library science · MEDLINE · Political science · Scopus · Social science · Sociology · Virtual reality · Computer Science · Educational Games and Gamification · Mathematics · Online Learning and Analytics · Psychology · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

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