PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - KUNA, Peter
AU  - KUNOVÁ, Silvia
AU  - KOZÍK, Tomáš
TI  - Developing Primary School Pupils' Technical Imagination with the Support of Virtual 3D Models
DP  - 2017 Dec 12
TA  - Journal of Technology and Information Education
PG  - 105--124
VI  - 9
IP  - 2
AID - 10.5507/jtie.2017.012
IS  - 1803537X
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.