{"id":40997,"date":"2024-09-11T15:27:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/?p=40997"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:27:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:27:50","slug":"vr-lights-the-learning-spark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/vr-lights-the-learning-spark\/","title":{"rendered":"VR Lights the Learning Spark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Virtual reality (VR)<\/strong>\u00a0simulations can boost learning gains up to 78% more over traditional instruction in healthcare training, according to efficacy studies by Transfr Inc.<strong>\u00a0(<\/strong><a class=\"actionButton-color-dark-link urlLink\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/transfrinc.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/transfrinc.com\/<\/strong><\/a><strong>),<\/strong>\u00a0a provider of VR career training and exploration simulations. The studies compared the learning outcomes of novice learners using Transfr\u2019s Virtual Healthcare Clinic (VHC) simulations to those using traditional instructional methods such as slide-deck-based presentations. Key findings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blood Pressure Simulation:\u00a0<\/strong>43% learning gain (VR group) vs. 26% (slide group)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Respirations &amp; Pain Simulation:\u00a0<\/strong>17% learning gain (VR group) vs. 10% (slide group)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temperature Simulation:<\/strong>\u00a037% learning gain (VR group) vs. 25% (slide group)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Efficacy studies show how virtual reality simulations can increase learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":404,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[18],"class_list":{"0":"post-40997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-magazine","7":"tag-training-today","8":"magazine_issues-september-2024"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site 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