Influence of Virtual Reality (VR) Technology on the Teaching Effect of Engineering Practical Training

Abstract

Emerging technologies represented by artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data have comprehensively promoted the improvement of education quality and the reform of teaching models. The comprehensive and efficient integration of advanced technology and teaching courses is conducive to the implementation of different teaching modes and breaks through the constraints of traditional teaching modes. Using Virtual Reality (VR) technology to teach practical training courses can significantly enhance students’ interest in participating in practical training, improve teaching effectiveness and quality, reduce the risk of misoperation in practical training, avoid teaching risks, improve teaching quality, and has high promotion value in the existing engineering training courses. This study designed a questionnaire on the impact of VR technology on the teaching effect of engineering training, and analyzed the impact of five aspects of VR technology (teaching objectives, teaching design, teaching resources, teaching process, and assessment methods) on the teaching effect of engineering training. The variance analysis method was used to measure the different effects of VR teaching frequency on the effect of engineering training. Results show that the overall reliability coefficient value is 0.834 and the convergent validity and discriminant validity are very good. Specifically, teaching objectives, teaching design, teaching resources, teaching process, and assessment methods in VR teaching have a significant promoting effect on the teaching effect of engineering training. The frequency of VR teaching has a 0.05 significance level for the effect of engineering practical training (F=2.340, p=0.042). In addition, the relationship between the frequency of VR teaching and the effect of engineering practical training showed an inverted U-shaped curve. Conclusions provide a valuable reference for using VR technology to support engineering training teaching and the improvement of engineering training teaching methods.