Evaluation of 3 dimensional video to dissemination of nuclear energy by high school students

• Autor(a) principal: Legey, Ana Paula
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Mól, Antônio Carlos de Abreu, Jorge, Carlos Alexandre Fructuoso, Marins, Eugenio, Chelles, Daniel R., Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear
• Tipo de documento: Artigo de conferência
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional do IEN
• Texto Completo: http://carpedien.ien.gov.br:8080/handle/ien/2408
• topic: INAC 2013; Educational videos; Virtual reality; Nuclear energy

Educational videos can enhance the information transmission, making it more didactic. The use of virtual reality technologies can turn the environment even more entertaining through 3D projections, due to its imersive characteristics. Using these technologies can improve learning, since they provide more ludic means, as compared to traditional ones, such as texts, oral presentations and static images. This paper encompass the development of an educational video and an assessment carried out with students through a questionnaire. Students’ assessment is in agreement with this work’s objectives. They found the activity fun, enjoyable, and the use of 3D video drew students' attention to important details of the contents, such as power generation; the way nuclear power plants are distributed to cities; their distribution in the world including Brazil; that nuclear power is safe, economical and efficient; the understanding of nuclear energy as a clean and harmless power source; in addition to applications in medicine.