This review presents the first attempt to synthesize recent (post-2005) empirical studies that
focus on directly comparing learning outcome achievement using traditional lab (TL; hands …

The purpose of this meta-analysis is to examine overall effect as well as the impact of
selected instructional design principles in the context of virtual reality technology-based …

Recent studies emphasize a positive impact of learning with augmented reality (AR) systems
in various instructional scenarios. Especially combining real and virtual learning …

The world needs young people who are skillful in and enthusiastic about science and who
view science as their future career field. Ensuring that we will have such young people …

Discipline-Based Education Research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate
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This article reviews the (quasi) experimental research of the past decade on the learning
effects of computer simulations in science education. The focus is on two questions: how use …

Conducting experiments fosters conceptual understanding in science education. In various
studies, combinations of real (hands-on) and virtual (computer-simulated) experiments have …

Learning with hands‐on experiments can be supported by providing essential information
virtually during lab work. Augmented reality (AR) appears especially suitable for presenting …

The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and
future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological …

This paper presents a comprehensive synthesis of physics education research at the
undergraduate level. It is based on work originally commissioned by the National …