Investigation of Metaverse Knowledge Attitude and Awareness Levels of Students Studying in the Faculty of Health Sciences of a University According to Variables

Sevcan Avcı Işık; İrem Nur Karçığa Üstünakı

doi:10.31067/acusaglik.1417551

Research Article

Investigation of Metaverse Knowledge Attitude and Awareness Levels of Students Studying in the Faculty of Health Sciences of a University According to Variables

Year 2024, , 305 - 316, 01.07.2024

Sevcan Avcı Işık , İrem Nur Karçığa Üstünakı

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1417551

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted as a descriptive study to investigation of metaverse knowledge, attitude and awareness levels of health sciences students according to variables.
Methods: The research was completed with a total of 334 students who agreed to participate in the research between April and May 2023 at the Faculty of Health Sciences of a University in a metropolitan city in Turkey. Introductory Characteristics Form and Metaverse Scale were used for data collection.
Results: Metaverse total score average of the students was 48.5±12.45, and the mean scores of sub-dimensions were respectively; Technology Dimension is 22.8±6.04, Digitization Dimension is 8.8±3.48, Life Dimension is 10.3±3.27, Social Dimension is 6.6±2.34. It was found that Metaverse knowledge, attitude and awareness levels of the students who were married, living in a dormitory, having a high income level, studying in the 4th grade, studying in the department of nursing and audiology, having heard the concept of metaverse before, experienced virtual reality, and defined their internet usage skills as high (p<0.05). A significant positive correlation was found between age and digitalization sub-dimension (r=0.179;p=0.001).
Conclusion: As a result, it can be said that the students studying in health sciences do not have a comprehensive knowledge of the concept of metaverse and that their knowledge, attitude and awareness levels of the metaverse are affected by some socio-demographic variables and variables such as the department they studied, hearing the concept of metaverse before, experiencing virtual reality, and internet use skills.

Keywords

Augmented reality, educational technology, students, health education, virtual reality

Ethical Statement

The necessary permissions were obtained from the Social and Human Sciences Research Council of the University where the research was conducted, the letter dated 17/03/2023 and numbered 215658, and from the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the university where the research was conducted, from the students who agreed to participate in the research. In addition, the necessary permissions were obtained by e-mail from the people who performed the validity and reliability of the scales. This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

Project Number

215658

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