EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS INTO VR IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES AND PRACTICES FOR CHEMISTRY EDUCATION

Abstract

Context

Virtual Reality (VR) has evolved into a vital tool in education and may make teaching science, particularly Chemistry education, much better. In a computer simulated environment, students can safely perform risky experiments, watch chemical reactions in detail, and learn about challenging chemical reactions. This interactive task assists students to learn more about fundamental concepts and lets the students to perform experiments that may not be feasible in a traditional lab. But even with these advantages, there are still a lot of challenges with using VR in labs and classrooms. These consist of the expensive prices of VR equipment’s, the challenge of blending VR into current educational environment’s, the fact that many teachers lack the technical know-how to use it, the software's constraints, and the unwillingness of schools to accept new technology.

Objectives

The aim of this study is to find out implementation challenges and strategies related with the use of Virtual Reality in Chemistry Education via Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and questionnaire survey. The process will explain how research studies find challenges to Virtual Reality adoption and what methods have worked well to overcome these challenges.

Anticipated Results
The anticipated outcomes include:
(1) A structured list of the challenges in implementation of virtual reality into practice.
(2) A Combination of mitigation strategies.
(3) A conceptual evaluation of the challenges and their solutions.
(4) Data that will help organizations, educators, and students in creating plans for the future use of Virtual Reality.