The impact of mobile augmented reality in geography education: achievements, cognitive loads and views of university students

Augmented reality (AR) technology is commonly used in education. AR offers a combination of the virtual and real world; thus, it can help students in learning abstract and complex subjects. The purpose of the current study was to determine the impact of mobile AR technology on achievement, cognitive...

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Published inJournal of geography in higher education Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 427 - 441
Main Authors Turan, Zeynep, Meral, Elif, Sahin, Ibrahim Fevzi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Routledge 03.07.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic Achievement
achievement
Achievement Tests
Augmented reality
Cognitive Ability
cognitive load
Cognitive Processes
College Students
Computer Simulation
Control Groups
Difficulty Level
Education
Electronic Learning
Experimental Groups
Foreign Countries
Geography
geography education
Geography Instruction
Geomorphology
Handheld Devices
Instructional Effectiveness
Interviews
Load
Mixed Methods Research
Questionnaires
Semi Structured Interviews
Social Sciences
Students
University students
Turkey
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Summary:Augmented reality (AR) technology is commonly used in education. AR offers a combination of the virtual and real world; thus, it can help students in learning abstract and complex subjects. The purpose of the current study was to determine the impact of mobile AR technology on achievement, cognitive load levels and views of 95 first-year university students (40 in the experimental group and 55 in the control group) enrolled in a geography course in the social sciences education department of the education faculty of a university in Turkey. A sequential explanatory design, a mixed method type of research, was used. The data were collected using an achievement test, a cognitive load scale, and a semi-structured interview form. The results of the study showed that AR increases students' achievement and decreases their cognitive load levels, and the students' views about AR technology were positive. Consequently, it can be stated that mobile AR technology is a useful tool for teaching geography, especially geomorphology topics.
ISSN:0309-8265
1466-1845
DOI:10.1080/03098265.2018.1455174