Table 1 Schematic course comparison between the experimental and control groups
Instruction phase | Experimental (IVR) group | Control (non-IVR) group | Social form |
|---|---|---|---|
1) Introduction | Introduction by the teacher; presentation of the task | Introduction by the teacher; presentation of the task | Plenary |
2) Elaboration of relevant theory | Trainees work on textbook and work sheets | Trainees work on textbook and work sheets | Individual work |
3) Processing work orders | Trainees work in a IVR-based salesroom by organizing customer routing and arranging virtual shelves, virtual merchandise displays, and virtual products | Trainees work on a 2D sketch of a salesroom by drawing customer routing, shelf arrangement, merchandise displays and product placement | Group work (3-4 trainees) |
4) Consolidation | Trainees present, evaluate and discuss the results in terms of strengths and weaknesses of their salesroom designs | Trainees present, evaluate and discuss the results in terms of strengths and weaknesses of their salesroom designs | Plenary |