A Scale Development for Favoring Virtual Reality Applications in Technical Drawing Courses

Abstract

Virtual reality is three-dimensional simulation environments that enable its users to have the feeling of being a specific environment. In this study a scale for favoring the application of virtual reality in technical drawing courses and consists of 6 items was developed. For four weeks of 14 weeks technical drawing course, 28 students selected randomly were subject to education in two virtual classes of 3 views and cross sections. At the end of the term, students replied to the 6-item scale and the data necessary to validate the scale and conduct reliability analysis was collected. The data reveals that the scale has a high level of validity and reliability and all of 6 items are related to each other and necessary for the scale. Item analysis implies that the participants of the study have positive attitudes towards the use of virtual reality applications in a technical drawing course

Keywords: Technical Drawing, Favoring Virtual Reality, Scale Development