Virtual Environments and Augmented Reality Applied to Heritage Education. An Evaluative Study
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Abstract
Technological advancements have provided heritage with new learning environments via the use of virtual and augmented reality, which can foster the accessibility and understanding of culture and propose new ways of interacting with heritage. Therefore, in this study, a systematic evaluation is carried out of n=197 heritage education programs listed in the database of the Observatorio de Educación patrimonial en España (OEPE) (the Spanish Heritage Education Observatory–SHEO) which, in their descriptions, integrate the use of virtual environments and/or augmented reality to promote learning on the part of the user. The objectives of this study are: (1) to analyse the state of the art, (2) to evaluate the quality of their educational designs via the “analysis and assessment sequential method for heritage education programs” (SAEPEP-OEPE) and (3) to identify variables which can be improved or which have a significant influence on the quality of the programs. Highlights of the results include: (a) the increasing implementation of these technologies in heritage education programs, with the greater presence of virtual resources than of learning environments, (b) the low level of the scope of educational quality in their designs, particularly their assessment, and (c) the inclusion of advanced technologies slightly decreases the specificity of the educational design.
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Research context
OpenAlex topics: 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Augmented Reality Applications · Museums and Cultural Heritage
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Affiliations
Department of Didactics of Social Sciences, University of the Basque Country UPV-EHU, 20018 San Sebastián-Donostia, Spain
Department of Didactics of Social Sciences, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Department of Didactics of Plastic Expression, University of Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
Department of Specific Didactics University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Funding
European Regional Development Fund · Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades de España · Fundación Séneca de la Región de Murcia · Departamento de Educación del Gobierno Vasco
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