The evaluation of mixed reality objects by experts and students: a comparative study

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Keywords: virtual reality, virtual learning, assessment, educational technology, virtual education

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  • This study has received funding through the State Program to Promote Scientific and Technological Research and its Transfer, within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research 2021-2023. Ministry of Science and Innovation. Reference number: PID2022-136430OB-I00.

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The present research focused in a generalized way on analyzing and comparing the perception of usability, as well as the technical and aesthetic aspects of the learning objects produced in Extended Reality (ER), according to the opinions of students and experts, evaluating the possible significant differences between both groups in their evaluation of these objects. The instruments for data collection were the System Usability Scale (SUS) to measure usability and a questionnaire to measure technical and aesthetic aspects. The results indicated that the experts valued the usability and the technical and aesthetic aspects of the RE objects more positively than the students. In addition, the SUS scale obtained an average score of 74.03 for students and 79.56 for experts. In terms of technical and aesthetic aspects, the experts gave higher scores.

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01-01-2026
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Cabero-Almenara, J., León-Garrido, A., Barroso-Osuna, J., & Barragán-Sánchez, R. (2026). The evaluation of mixed reality objects by experts and students: a comparative study. Distance Education Journal, 26(83). Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/red/article/view/684191
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