PT Journal
AU KUNA, P
   KUNOVA, S
   KOZIK, T
TI Developing Primary School Pupils' Technical Imagination with the Support of Virtual 3D Models
SO Journal of Technology and Information Education
PY 2017
BP 105
EP 124
VL 9
IS 2
DI 10.5507/jtie.2017.012
DE Technical education; imagination; spatial imagination; technical imagination; virtual 3D model; virtual reality.
AB Research confirmed the positive impact of the use of virtual 3D models on the development of the spatial imagination of pupils in learning. The pedagogical experiment showed that the pupils using virtual models in the achieved better results in the overall assessment compared to pupils who used real models in the classroom.The Geomagic Design software and the Adobe Acrobat Reader presentation tool are the appropriate tools for creating 3D models and presenting them in the classroom. Their use in the research program showed that respondents - the elementary school pupils nor the teachers had no problem working with them. The application of virtual reality in teaching technical and natural science subjects is an appropriate means to support and develop the creative predispositions of pupils.
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