The rapid growth of immersive technologies in educational areas has increased research interest in analyzing the specific behavioral patterns of learners in immersive learning environments. Considering the fact that research on the technical affordances of immersive technologies and the pedagogical affordances of behavioral analysis remains fragmented, this study first contributes by developing a conceptual framework that amalgamates learning requirements, specification, evaluation, and iteration into an integrated model to identify learning benefits and potential hurdles of behavioral analysis in immersive learning environments. Then, a systematic review was conducted underpinning the proposed conceptual framework to retrieve valuable empirical evidence from the 40 eligible articles during the last decade. The review findings suggest that (1) there is an essential need to sufficiently prepare the salient pedagogical requirements to define the specific learning stage, envisage intended cognitive objectives, and specify an appropriate set of learning activities, when developing comprehensive plans on behavioral analysis in immersive learning environments. (2) Researchers could customize the unique immersive experimental implementation by considering factors from four dimensions: learner, pedagogy, context, and representation. (3) The behavioral patterns constructed in immersive learning environments vary by considering the influence of behavioral analysis techniques, research themes, and immersive technical features. (4) The use of behavioral analysis in immersive learning environments faces several challenges from technical, implementation, and data processing perspectives. This study also articulates critical research agenda that could drive future investigation on behavioral analysis in immersive learning environments.
翻译:沉浸式技术在教领域的快速发展显著提升了研究者对分析学习者在沉浸式学习环境中特定行为模式的兴趣。鉴于关于沉浸式技术技术可供性及行为分析教学可供性的研究仍相对零散,本研究首先构建了一个概念框架,将学习需求、规范、评估与迭代整合为统一模型,以识别沉浸式学习环境中行为分析的学习收益与潜在挑战。随后,基于该概念框架开展系统性综述,从过去十年间40篇合格文献中提取实证证据。综述结果发现:(1)在制定沉浸式学习环境中行为分析综合方案时,需充分准备关键的教学需求,明确特定学习阶段、预期认知目标及相应的学习活动集;(2)研究者可从学习者、教学法、情境与表征四个维度定制独特的沉浸式实验实施方案;(3)沉浸式学习环境中的行为模式因行为分析技术、研究主题及沉浸式技术特征的影响而呈现差异;(4)沉浸式学习环境中的行为分析应用面临技术、实施与数据处理层面的多重挑战。本研究还明确了推动未来沉浸式学习环境中行为分析研究的关键议程。