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Immersive virtual reality for science learning: Design, implementation, and evaluation

Henry Matovua School of Education, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dewi Ayu Kencana Ungua School of Education, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1890-6017View further author information
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Mihye Wona School of Education, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8771-7626View further author information
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Chin-Chung Tsaib Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan;c Program of Learning Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, TaiwanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7744-9971View further author information
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Pages 205-244 | Received 22 May 2021, Accepted 24 May 2022, Published online: 02 Jul 2022

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