Assessing Complex Skills in a Virtual Reality Context: Capturing the Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Classroom Management Strategies
Simulation-based learning environments such as virtual reality (VR) can be promising to help pre-service teachers develop kindergarten-specific classroom management strategies. However, the successful integration of VR in higher education is impeded by limitations regarding the assessment of multifa...
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| description | Simulation-based learning environments such as virtual reality (VR) can be promising to help pre-service teachers develop kindergarten-specific classroom management strategies. However, the successful integration of VR in higher education is impeded by limitations regarding the assessment of multifaceted skills such as classroom management strategies. In this paper, we aimed to understand how different assessment instruments lead to aligning or diverging conclusions regarding pre-service teachers’ VR-supported over-time development of classroom management strategies in terms of behaviors and beliefs. With a variety of self-reported and observational measures, we gauged distinct aspects of pre-service teachers’ classroom management strategies conceptualized as behaviors and beliefs at two time points: before and after practicing in a VR kindergarten classroom. Most measures captured an over-time development of behaviors and beliefs—except for pre-service teachers’ self-reported usage of classroom management strategies. Alignment was observed between measures gauging pre-service teachers’ classroom management strategies beliefs and between most, but not all, measures of classroom management strategies behaviors: Pre-service teachers’ self-reported usage of classroom management strategies do not align with the observations of strategy usage. Our findings emphasize the importance of using multiple instruments to capture, assess, and appraise VR-supported development of distinct aspects of pre-service teachers’ kindergarten-specific classroom management strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c8ccba8675842a097c466c8a62b07fd2025-01-24T13:30:05ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022024-12-01151210.3390/educsci15010002Assessing Complex Skills in a Virtual Reality Context: Capturing the Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Classroom Management StrategiesJolien M. Mouw0Marjon Fokkens-Bruinsma1Andrea Snippe2Department of Educational Sciences, GION Education/Research, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 72 9700, 9712 CP Groningen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Teacher Education, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 72 9700, 9712 CP Groningen, The NetherlandsIndependent Researcher, 3891 AK Zeewolde, The NetherlandsSimulation-based learning environments such as virtual reality (VR) can be promising to help pre-service teachers develop kindergarten-specific classroom management strategies. However, the successful integration of VR in higher education is impeded by limitations regarding the assessment of multifaceted skills such as classroom management strategies. In this paper, we aimed to understand how different assessment instruments lead to aligning or diverging conclusions regarding pre-service teachers’ VR-supported over-time development of classroom management strategies in terms of behaviors and beliefs. With a variety of self-reported and observational measures, we gauged distinct aspects of pre-service teachers’ classroom management strategies conceptualized as behaviors and beliefs at two time points: before and after practicing in a VR kindergarten classroom. Most measures captured an over-time development of behaviors and beliefs—except for pre-service teachers’ self-reported usage of classroom management strategies. Alignment was observed between measures gauging pre-service teachers’ classroom management strategies beliefs and between most, but not all, measures of classroom management strategies behaviors: Pre-service teachers’ self-reported usage of classroom management strategies do not align with the observations of strategy usage. Our findings emphasize the importance of using multiple instruments to capture, assess, and appraise VR-supported development of distinct aspects of pre-service teachers’ kindergarten-specific classroom management strategies.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/1/2classroom management strategieskindergarten classroompre-service teachersteacher trainingvirtual realityskill development |
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| title | Assessing Complex Skills in a Virtual Reality Context: Capturing the Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Classroom Management Strategies |
| title_full | Assessing Complex Skills in a Virtual Reality Context: Capturing the Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Classroom Management Strategies |
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| title_short | Assessing Complex Skills in a Virtual Reality Context: Capturing the Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Classroom Management Strategies |
| title_sort | assessing complex skills in a virtual reality context capturing the development of pre service teachers classroom management strategies |
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