Share Paper: Water Cycle in Nature: Small-Scale STEM Education Pilot

1. Diana Bogusevschi, Dublin City University, Ireland
2. Irina Tal, National College of Ireland, Ireland
3. Marilena Bratu, University of Bucharest, Romania
4. Bogdan Gornea, Siveco, Romania
5. Dorothea Caraman, Siveco, Romania
6. Ioana Ghergulescu, Adaptemy, Ireland
7. Cristina Hava Muntean, National College of Ireland, Ireland
8. Gabriel-Miro Muntean, Dublin City University, Ireland

Abstract: A digitised educational application focused on the water cycle in nature was employed in a small-scale pilot carried out in a secondary school in Ireland, as part of the European Horizon 2020 NEWTON project. The application involved 3D immersive computer-based virtual reality and experimental laboratory simulation. 52 secondary school students (27 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group) took part in the pilot. The goal of the pilot was to assess the effectiveness of the water cycle NEWTON project application in knowledge gain. Pre and post knowledge tests were employed before and after participating students interacted with ...