C A S E S T U D Y

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY

Transforming Higher Education Through Competency-Based Learning

No patient should be anyone's first.

Challenge · Solution · Innovation

T HE CHALLENGE

Boosting Nurse Assessment for Non-Technical Skills

• Traditional form-based assessments fall short
• No high-fidelity assessment of student

T HE SOLUTION

• Multiple modalities — desktop, mobile & VR
• Skill-based scoring for a collaborative environment

T HE INNOVATION

• Rewards exploration beyond the obvious answer

Clinical Trial: VR Matches Desktop for Competency Learning

VR vs Desktop — Study Variables

Key Finding

Three scenarios assessed first-time users with a novel skill-based method (MAGES Analytics Engine) across summative score, task load, simulation sickness, usability and immersion.

On par

VR matched desktop competency scores — no significant difference

C L I N I C A L T R I A L →

For VR-novice participants, usability and immersion were strong while competency scores stayed statistically comparable to the desktop version.

Results That Matter

Skill-Based Scoring

Granular analytics per action

Cognitive Skills

Soft-skill training & assessment

VR ≈ Desktop

Comparable competency outcomes