Development of Virtual Reality Education Contents for Raising Music Appreciation Ability

The purpose of this study is to develop virtual reality education content for the cultivation of music appreciation ability. Under this goal, the investigator designed the study in a structure of basics, designs, and results. Chapter 2 for the basics of the study examined the background of developing virtual reality education content, the concept and stages of raising music appreciation ability, and the principle of universal design for learning. Chapter 3 for the research design describes the nature of developing virtual reality education content to raise music appreciation ability, the eight courses of virtual reality education content to raise music appreciation ability, and the application of the universal design for learning principle to the development of virtual reality education content. Based on them, Chapter 4 for findings discussed the development of virtual reality education content to raise music appreciation ability in four paragraphs covering the teaching and learning principles to develop virtual reality education content for raising music appreciation ability, the content system of each teaching and learning course, the direction to develop a teaching and learning course, and assessment. Based on these findings, the study made the following proposals for a follow-up study: first, music subject educators should understand virtual reality education content in an approach of educational technology and conduct research on ways to apply it to teaching and learning; and secondly, music subject educators should be fully aware of the characteristics of music subject education in an approach of subject pedagogy and sophisticate the development process of music appreciation ability as the basis of singing, instrumental music, creation, and appreciation activities in music subject education.