Put On Your 3D Glasses — Class Is About To Start 80
First time accepted submitter sydneyhype writes "Seven schools across Europe have been testing the effectiveness of 3D learning tools — specifically 3D projections of body organs in biology class. A study found test results jumped up by 17%. Prof Bamford says, 'Children can see how things function. Instead of learning about the heart statically they can see it in a solid way, literally see blood passing through the valves, see exchange of oxygen, rotate it, tilt it and zoom in.'"
Novelty. (Score:5, Informative)
Anything significantly different from what people are used to will have this effect because things that are novel tend to capture people's attention.
In twenty years, when everybody has a 3D TV set, I doubt it will have nearly the same effect.
Surprise (Score:2, Informative)
This sort of experiment is a classic for the Hawthorne Effect [wikipedia.org]. Excited children having a chance to try out the latest technology... of course their test results went up.