--- title: "Program evaluations and reported outcomes for VR training" description: "Outcomes reported by Mater Education, Mayo Clinic, Central Coast Council and FoodStream Network for PTR's VR training, each with its own attribution." canonical: https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/evidence-outcomes --- [Our Work](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work) / [Research & Evidence](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence) # Evidence and outcomes Mater Education, Mayo Clinic, Central Coast Council and FoodStream Network each reported the outcomes on this page, in their own name. The peer-reviewed studies sit on the [papers](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/papers) page. [Download the Mater case study PDF](https://peopletechrevolution.com/uploads/docs/people-tech-revolution-mater-immersive-learning-pilot-case-study.pdf) [Download the Cook It! case study PDF](https://peopletechrevolution.com/uploads/docs/people-tech-revolution-cook-it-food-education-case-study.pdf) ## Mater Education program evaluation Mater Education's own evaluation of its "Speaking with Good Judgement: Through the Looking Glass" VR pilot. A clinician practises with a digital twin. 93% enjoyed the experience 90% reported an increase in their concentration 77% found the VR scenarios more engaging than face-to-face delivery 96% wanted more VR training in future programs [Read more about the Mater pilot →](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/mater-immersive-learning-pilot) ## Mayo Clinic post-class survey Alongside its controlled-trial findings on the [papers](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/papers) page, the JONA paper also reports participant survey results from the program's rollout. A rehearsal scene from the module. 91.9% of 593 survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed they achieved the learning objectives 61.1% rated the overall activity "very good" or "excellent," the more mixed result A separate, randomised program evaluation found 86.2% felt the simulation was valuable to their professional growth and 89.2% would repeat it, while fewer felt the simulation represented real people (66.3%) or that the avatar felt like them (55.8%). [Read the full Mayo Clinic summary](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/vr-nursing-leaders-mayo-clinic). ## Central Coast Council: community adoption PTR's own published case-study material for the disability-awareness experience co-designed with the Council's Access and Inclusion Reference Group. A council community program. ### Delivered more than 200 times The experience "has been implemented across the community more than 200 times and has been incorporated into teacher training programs, internal council staff and CSIRO facilitated training sessions." Other reported figure, from PTR's own published material. [Read the full case study](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/case-studies/central-coast-council-disability-awareness). ## Cook It!: classroom engagement FoodStream Network's own case-study material for "Cook It!," a VR cooking and food-education tool built with PTR for New York City schools, from one classroom session of 9 to 12 students. A school kitchen classroom. 9 of 12 students chose to take part in the VR session 100% stayed in the activity for over eight minutes, often needing encouragement to stop 75% recall rate when asked to identify and spell an ingredient 12 students offered the Cook It VR session [Read the full Cook It! case study](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/case-studies/cook-it-food-education). Want to talk through what this evidence means for your own program? [Open the contact form](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/evidence-outcomes#contact) Ask our CEO Simon Lowe’s Digital Twin a question Related PTR work - [VR DEI training for nurse leaders, Mayo Clinic studies](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/vr-nursing-leaders-mayo-clinic) - [Featured VR research and evidence highlights](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/featured) - [Central Coast Council case study](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/case-studies/central-coast-council-disability-awareness) - [Cook It! case study](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/case-studies/cook-it-food-education) ## Sources and sample sizes Classroom feedback and wider program outcomes, with source reports and sample sizes. Peer-reviewed research. Reviewed by a journal or conference before publication. Program evaluation. Gathered and reported by the organisation that ran the program. Other reported figure. Published by PTR or a delivery partner. A learner and tutor practise across a table. A community health session, practised side by side. > "We could see how powerful VR is at giving people 'a-ha moments' and wanted to create training that has an impact on people's behaviours." Leonie Sanderson Co-founder, People Tech Revolution. [Startup Spotlight, Aerospace Xelerated, 2023](https://medium.com/aeroxelerated/spotlight-people-tech-revolution-62d11e4ae535) ## Sources Each figure above, on the organisation’s own page or report. Every program here ran in a headset; the XR overview explains how the sessions are built, facilitated and debriefed. ### [Mater Immersive Learning Pilot closure report](https://peopletechrevolution.com/uploads/docs/people-tech-revolution-mater-immersive-learning-pilot-case-study.pdf) Mater Education, 2025 The source of the four Mater evaluation figures above. ### [Central Coast Council disability-awareness case study](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/case-studies/central-coast-council-disability-awareness) People Tech Revolution Full delivery detail behind the "more than 200 times" figure above. ### [Cook It! food-education case study](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/case-studies/cook-it-food-education) FoodStream Network, with People Tech Revolution Full delivery detail behind the classroom-engagement figures above. ### [VR DEI training for nurse leaders, Mayo Clinic studies](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/vr-nursing-leaders-mayo-clinic) Nelson et al., JONA, 2024 The full post-class survey and controlled-trial results behind the Mayo Clinic figures above.