Abstract

Research is presented that aims to determine the impact of the use of Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR), associated with manipulative/experiential activities based on the STEM approach, on the scientific-mathematical attitudes of 1st and 2nd year E.S.O. students, in a center located in a context of severe social exclusion. Through a mixed quantitative-qualitative methodological procedure, different instruments have been applied to a sample of 17 students and 1 teacher. The results indicate the existence of significant variations, together with an average effect size (ES), in attitudes towards learning science (p= ,000; ES= ,535), but not in the field of mathematics (p= ,887; ES= ,070). Likewise, there are significant improvements in the self-perception of learning the STEM contents addressed in the proposal (p= ,000; ES= ,944), a positive evaluation of the project by both students (9.9 out of 10) and by the teacher of the center's Science and Mathematics subjects (semistructured interview). It is concluded that the inclusion of this type of technologies positively impacts the scientific-mathematical attitudes of participating students.