Effectiveness of virtual reality-based instruction on students' learning outcomes in K-12 and higher education: a meta-analysis
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- Authors
- Merchant, Z., Goetz, E. T., Cifuentes, L., Keeney-Kennicutt, W., & Davis, T. J.
- Venue
- Computers & Education
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 70
- Pages
- 29-40
- ISSN
- 0360-1315
- Cited by
- 1,508
- References
- 6
- Language
- en
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