çukurbaşi, barış bartın üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, Bartın, Turkey , karamete, ayşen balıkesir üniversitesi - necatibey eğitim fakültesi, Balıkesir, Turkey

Implementation of Five Stage Model in Three Dimensional Virtual Environment

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The main purpose of the current study was to examine the utility and effectiveness of five stage model in one of the three dimensional environments called second life. To help meet the purpose, users received orientation, a work environment has been established, learning activities took place in this environment and the users’ views were received. Case study, a qualitative research method, was used in this study through using diary, conducting interviews and making observations, data were analyzed in light of five stage model. The participants were 19 pre-service teachers studying in Balıkesir University- Necatibey Faculty of Education’s department of computer education and instructional technology in 2010-2011 academic years’ spring semester. The participation was voluntary. Diaries were examined through content analysis technique. Data obtained from this technique were supported from data gathered from observations. The findings revealed that the participants found the environment effective, easy to use, and a place that enabled them to socialize and to express themselves confidently. In addition, they constructed their own knowledge, and connected it with real life; therefore, they achieved all of the stages of five stage model.

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Five stage model , second life , orientation , distance learning , three dimensional virtual environment

Mersin University Journal Of The Faculty Of Education

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