Constructivism in Practice: The Case for Meaning-Making in the Virtual World

List of Figures

Figure 1 - Traidic model of the sign process

Figure 2 - Types of Inference

Figure 3 - Division ProVision 100 virtual reality system

Figure 4 - Concept Map Pre- and Post-test Built vs. Chosen cycles by Group

Figure 5 - Concept Map Pre- and Post-test scores by Group by Built vs. Chosen cycle

Figure 6 - Constructivist Treatment Pre- and Post-test Concept Map comparison

Figure 7 - Traditional Treatment Pre- and Post-test Concept Map comparison

Figure 8 - Constructivist Treatment Pre- and Post-test Concept Map comparison

Figure 9 - No Instruction Pre- and Post-test Concept Map comparison

Figure 10 - Frequency data regarding pair and group participation

Figure 11 - Frequency distributions regarding learning and teaching perceptions

Figure 12 - Frequency distribution regarding teaching locus of control

Figure 13 - Frequency distribution regarding task understanding

Figure 14 - Frequency distribution regarding task difficulty

Figure 15 - Frequency distribution regarding next year's students wetlands curriculum

Figure 16 - Frequency distribution regarding desire for another virtual reality experience

Figure 17 - Frequency distribution regarding enjoyment of the design/build process

Figure 18 - Frequency distribution of sim-sickness data

Figure 19 - Frequency distribution of dizziness data

Figure 20 - Frequency distribution regarding a sense of presence (I)

Figure 21 - Frequency distribution regarding sense of presence (II)

Figure 22 - Frequency distribution regarding presence (III)

Figure 23 - What students liked best about their virtual reality experience

Figure 24 - What students liked least about their virtual reality experience