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DOES USING VR IMPROVE STUDENT ASSESSMENT GRADES?

Terry Filer, Marc Holmes

ICERI2018 Proceedings, Pages: 9227 - 9231

Swansea University Authors: Terry Filer, Marc Holmes

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DOI (Published version): 10.21125/iceri.2018.0706

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axation students were introduced to the practical uses of taxation through a problem-based learning (PBL) approach, where they visited their “clients” premises through VR (Virtual Reality) to identify eligible assets that they could claim capital allowances. Asset values were available during the vi...

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ISSN: 2340-1095
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