Making Learning Meaningful: An explatory study of using multi-user environments (MUVEs) in middle school science.

Many researchers are exploring the types of learning that occur in informal out-ofschool technology use (such as videogame play), yet the content of these environments tends not to align to national standards for academic content. This paper presents research on how a multiuser virtual environment centered on content related to national standards and assessments in biology and ecology offers new types of immersive learning for engaging grades 7 and 8 students in learning science.