A structural equation modeling investigation of the emotional value of immersive virtual reality in education
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- Authors
- Makransky, G., & Lilleholt, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Makransky, Guido
- Venue
- Educational Technology Research and Development
- Published
- 2018-02-22
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1141-1164
- ISSN
- 1042-1629 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-6501
- OpenAlex
- W2788070733
- Semantic Scholar
- 43f9e41dde40b9d43f458708bb8c396e415d9e6d
- Cited by
- 796
- References
- 80
- Citations by year
- 2026: 168 · 2025: 164 · 2024: 123 · 2023: 98 · 2022: 95 · 2021: 72 · 2020: 48 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 36.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- other-oa
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Educational Technology Research and Development (publishedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Innovation Fund Denmark
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Education and Learning Interventions
- Social Sciences › Education › Online and Blended Learning
- Keywords
- immersive virtual reality, emotional value, presence, student motivation, perceived learning outcomes, control-value theory, achievement emotions, online learning
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