Why is VR so effective in education and training?

In 2011 by Traci Sitzman - analyzed 65 research reports on more than 6,000 people. 

Training based on computer simulations, compared to standard training, has greater effectiveness:

 

 

If you practice the fire procedure a dozen times in the virtual world, then if you encounter a fire in the real world - you will handle it much better. You won't read it from a book, you won't hear it in a lecture - only practice will make you a master.

 

According to a recent PWC study, learning through VR is:

 

4x

faster assimilation of material than in the classroom

275%

greater confidence in using new skills

3.75x

greater emotional involvement
in learning than group activities

 4x  greater focus than in e-learning

 

Sources:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229876609_A_meta-analytic_examination_of_the_instructional_effectiveness_of_computer-based_simulation_games
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/tech-effect/emerging-tech/virtual-reality-study.html

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