International Journal of Changes in Education

The authors are grateful to the faculty office at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China for the assistance in participant recruitment.

This work was supported in part by the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering under grant I01240900001 and in part by the UNNC Education Foundation through Li Dak Sum Innovation Fellowship under grant LDS202307.

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APA

Zhang, Y., Zhang, R., & Lee, B. G. (2025). From Abstract Concepts to Engaged Learning: An IVR Game-Based Framework for Physics Education. International Journal of Changes in Education, 2(3), 152-161. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024697

Vancouver

Zhang Y, Zhang R, Lee BG. From Abstract Concepts to Engaged Learning: An IVR Game-Based Framework for Physics Education. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2025;2(3):152-61. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024697

AMA

Zhang Y, Zhang R, Lee BG. From Abstract Concepts to Engaged Learning: An IVR Game-Based Framework for Physics Education. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2025;2(3), 152-161. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024697

Chicago

Zhang, Ying, Ruiqi Zhang, and Boon GIin Lee. "From Abstract Concepts to Engaged Learning: An IVR Game-Based Framework for Physics Education". International Journal of Changes in Education 2025 2 no. 3 (2025): 152-161. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024697

Harvard

Zhang, Y., Zhang, R., and Lee, B. G. (2025). From Abstract Concepts to Engaged Learning: An IVR Game-Based Framework for Physics Education. International Journal of Changes in Education, 2(3), pp. 152-161. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024697

MLA

Zhang, Ying et al. "From Abstract Concepts to Engaged Learning: An IVR Game-Based Framework for Physics Education". International Journal of Changes in Education, vol. 2, no. 3, 2025, pp. 152-161. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52024697