TITLE:
The Use of AR in Secondary Education: Educational Augmented Reality Material to Enhance Students’ Digital and Social Skills
AUTHORS:
Aikaterina Koti
KEYWORDS:
Motivation, Cooperation, Design-Based Research, Mobile Learning
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.14 No.13,
December
28,
2023
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was the design, the
development and the evaluation of an innovative educational augmented reality
(AR) material, in order to investigate the
contribution of AR in increasing motivation and cooperation among
secondary school students. At the same time, it was studied the possibility of
enhancing the social and digital skills of
the students in the context of an educational mobile learning scenario
based on situated learning. The methodology that was used is Design-Based
Research (DBR). Among other things, the usefulness and the ease of use of the
material, its advantages, as well as the factors that could prevent its
implementation in teaching practice were studied. Postgraduate students with
excellent knowledge of ICT in education, teachers and secondary school students
participated in its evaluation through interviews
and questionnaires based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The major findings showed that the material
achieves its purpose, develops skills, is easy to use and has been generally
accepted by teachers and students; however, it requires
improvements regarding its design and solutions for the technical access
problems that arose during its practical implementation.