Possibilities of Extended Reality in education

ABSTRACT

With the constant development of technology and the growing interest of students in its application, Extended Reality (XR) expands the opportunities for students from various disciplines to stimulate their creativity and innovation in innovative ways in education. In this sense, the purpose of this research was to analyse the current scientific literature to assess the opportunities offered by XR, which encompasses Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality, in education. The study was developed following the methodology supported by the PRISMA statement, retrieving scientific literature from Web of Science, Scopus, ERIC, PsycINFO, British Education Index and Google Scholar. The analysis of the studies reveals that XR has great potential to enhance teaching and learning in various disciplines. The results indicate that XR can offer immersive and highly interactive learning experiences that can improve understanding of complex concepts and increase knowledge retention. In addition, it has been observed that XR can adapt to different learning styles and provide personalised learning opportunities. However, significant challenges are identified, such as accessibility and costs associated with its implementation in educational settings. Therefore, the need for further research to fully understand the long-term impact of XR on learning and skills development is highlighted.

KEYWORDS:

• Extended Reality
• education
• Systematic Literature Review
• ICT

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad [grant number: PID2019-108230RB-I00]; Universidad de Sevilla [grant number: VII PPIT-US].

Notes on contributors

José Fernández-Cerero

D. José Fernández Cerero Research staff of Department of Teaching and Educational Organization at the University of Seville. She collaborates in Excellence project of the Ministry of Education and Science ‘Diagnosis and Training of Teachers for the Incorporation of ICT in Students with Functional Diversity (EDU2016-75232-P)’.

José María Fernández-Batanero

Dr. José María Fernández-Batanero Professor in the area of Teaching and Educational Organization at the University of Seville. Director in the Department Teaching and Educational Organization. Principal researcher of the Excellence project of the Ministry of Education and Science ‘Diagnosis and Training of Teachers for the Incorporation of ICT in Students with Functional Diversity (EDU2016-75232-P)’. He has published in scientific journals of high impact in the educational field, as well as numerous contributions to national and international conferences. He is widely known for his work on the training of teachers on the ICT applied to people with disabilities. Evaluator of the National Agency for Evaluation and Prospective (NAEP) under the Spanish Ministry of Education. Deputy Director of the magazine of Inclusive Education.

Marta Montenegro-Rueda

Dra. Marta Montenegro-Rueda Research staff of Department of Teaching and Educational Organization at the University of Seville. She collaborates in Excellence project of the Ministry of Education and Science ‘Diagnosis and Training of Teachers for the Incorporation of ICT in Students with Functional Diversity (EDU2016-75232-P)’.