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The Confidence Effect: Why Experiential Learning Has Become Essential to Retention and Career Readiness
July 31, 2026

The Confidence Effect: Why Experiential Learning Has Become Essential to Retention and Career Readiness

Labster surveyed over 400 online and hybrid STEM students to find out what drives persistence, confidence, and career readiness.

Investigating the Process of Learning With Desktop Virtual Reality: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
October 19, 2022

Investigating the Process of Learning With Desktop Virtual Reality: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Study finds that there were two general paths by which desktop VR led to increases in the amount of learning following a VR lesson.

Improving Biotech Education Through Gamified Laboratory Simulations
October 19, 2022

Improving Biotech Education Through Gamified Laboratory Simulations

Study finds a 101% increase in learning outcomes when virtual lab simulations are used in combination with traditional teaching.

Virtual Simulations As Preparation for Lab Exercises: Assessing Learning of Key Laboratory Skills in Microbiology and Improvement of Essential Non-Cognitive Skills
October 19, 2022

Virtual Simulations As Preparation for Lab Exercises: Assessing Learning of Key Laboratory Skills in Microbiology and Improvement of Essential Non-Cognitive Skills

Study investigates whether virtual labs can be successfully used as a replacement for face-to-face lab exercises.

Motivational and Cognitive Benefits of Training in Immersive Virtual Reality Based on Multiple Assessments
October 19, 2022

Motivational and Cognitive Benefits of Training in Immersive Virtual Reality Based on Multiple Assessments

This study compared the effectiveness of conventional training, a desktop VR simulation, and an immersive VR simulation.

Investigating the Feasibility of Using Assessment and Explanatory Feedback in Desktop Virtual Reality Simulations
October 19, 2022

Investigating the Feasibility of Using Assessment and Explanatory Feedback in Desktop Virtual Reality Simulations

Research finds using VR genetics simulation as classroom learning activity increased intrinsic motivation, self-efficacy, and transfer from pre- to post-test.

Virtual Learning Simulations in High School: Effects on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Outcomes and Implications on the Development of STEM Academic and Career Choice
October 19, 2022

Virtual Learning Simulations in High School: Effects on Cognitive and Non-cognitive Outcomes and Implications on the Development of STEM Academic and Career Choice

Findings suggest that virtual learning simulations are at least as efficient in enhancing learning and self-efficacy as traditional lessons.

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