Preliminary investigations for the development of a virtual reality-based English-language communication program: Using the Delphi method

PLoS One. 2022 Mar 15;17(3):e0264850. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264850. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to gather opinions from experts via the Delphi method to inform the future development of a virtual reality based English language communication program for university level students in Korea. The participants, who consisted of a panel of experts and professors who majored in English language and multimedia education, completed three Delphi surveys based on Context, Input, Process, and Product evaluation, which is referred to as CIPP. In the first Delphi survey, the participants answered multiple choice questions and open-ended questions related to four areas relevant to the development of a virtual reality based program. Based on their answers, a second Delphi survey was designed to determine the participants' level of agreement with the appropriateness of the questions related to the four areas. In the third Delphi survey, participants were shown the results (mean, standard deviation, median, interquartile range, consensus chart, and convergence degree) and were asked to confirm or modify their answers based on the other participants' answers. According to the analysis of the Delphi survey results, need for the development of a virtual reality based English language communication program was suggested, and recommendations were made regarding the content and application of the program.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Communication
  • Consensus
  • Delphi Technique
  • Humans
  • Language*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Virtual Reality*

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019S1A5A2A01027069). There was no additional external funding received for this study.