Comparing the Productive Failure and Directive Instruction for Declarative Safety Knowledge Training Using Virtual Reality
- Resource Type
- Journal Articles
Reports - Research
- Authors
- Song Lu; Zhenan Feng; Ruggiero Lovreglio; Fei Wang (ORCID 0000-0001-7059-4287); Xiaoming Yuan
- Source
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 2024 40(3):1040-1051.
- Subject
- Computer Simulation
Safety Education
Technology Uses in Education
Construction Industry
Vocational Education
Training Methods
Failure
Educational Theories
Instructional Effectiveness
Outcomes of Education
Instructional Design
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0266-4909
1365-2729
Background Study: Virtual reality (VR) is becoming a popular technology for safety training in construction. Several VR training prototypes have been designed and tested, which show they can perform better than traditional training tools. However, most of these existing tools are not underpinned by clear pedagogical theory, and studies assessing the impact of pedagogical theories on the effectiveness of VR prototypes are still rare in the literature. Objectives: This study aims to investigate if and how the productive failure theory and the directive instruction theory have an impact on the effectiveness of VR safety training for confined space workers. Methods: The study used a randomized controlled method involving 74 participants. The effectiveness of these two training methods was assessed in terms of knowledge acquisition and retention. Results and Conclusions: The results illustrate that the productive failure training design performed better in terms of knowledge acquisition and retention. This paper introduces the Productive Failure Theory and shows the great potential of this approach for self-service VR safety training in the field of construction.