Adoption of Virtual Reality Technology in Learning Elementary of Music Theory to Enhance the Learning Outcomes of Students with Disabilities

Abstract

Advancements in technology have led to the widespread use of modern
technologies in education, including the integration of augmented reality (AR) and
virtual reality (VR) technologies. During the COVID-19 era, Music learning like
other applied educational disciplines, has faced many technical and application
problems, especially in finding alternative educational tools that fulfill the learning
purpose and preserve the expected learning outcomes. This study came to explore
the effectiveness of using Virtual Reality technology in music education and to
figure out the students' acceptance and their intention to use the technology. For
this purpose, an interactive virtual learning environment was developed to aid
students in learning the “principle of music theory”, a sample group of 20 students
including students with Motor Disabilities from Luminus Technical University
College (LTUC) participated in the study experiment. The results of the study
show that the use of virtual reality technology is effective in learning music, and
also there is an acceptable degree of intention to use the technology but at a high
rate among students with motor disabilities. In addition, the analysis of the results
highlights the essential factors that should be considered to improve the VR
learning environment and the expected learning outcomes.