This package contains datasets derived from experimental data from two studies. Both studies employed a mixed-methods approach with university participants using an industrial VR application for training in electrical maintenance tasks. The first dataset corresponds to a study that used an experimental design with 60 participants divided into two groups: the interactive VR group (labeled as 'VR') and the passive monitor viewing group (labeled as 'Monitor'). This data was used to perform various analytical methods to examine learning outcomes and self-efficacy. The second dataset comes from a study that increased the number of participants in the VR group by 27, bringing the total to 57 participants. This study used a quantitative research design and the data was used to implement a Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach. This analysis was conducted to investigate the different factors affecting learning in VR.

The experimental design and data management plan received approval from the Tilburg University ethics committee (REDC # 20201035).

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