Science teacher professional development program on teaching using augmented reality

• Published in: AIP conference proceedings Vol. 2614; no. 1
• Main Authors: Widiyatmoko, Arif, Taufiq, Muhamad, Wusqo, Indah Urwatin, Darmawan, Melissa Salma, Laksono, Agung, Miftakhuljannah, Aulia
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 16.06.2023
• Subjects: Anxiety; Attitudes; Augmented reality; Classrooms; Effectiveness; Learning; Professional development; Questionnaires; Questions; Science teachers; Teachers
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0125837

This study aims to analyze the use of science augmented reality with the subject of science teachers in Semarang who participated in the Teacher Professional Development Program. The activity in the teacher professional development is the delivering how to use AR in the science learning, discussion, training assistance how to use AR in the science learning, demonstration and practice directly via zoom meeting using AR. This research is a case study method through a survey using an online questionnaire using google form. Questions on the questionnaire consist of several categories including self-efficacy (SE), social influence (SI), anxiety (AN), performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), attitudes towards AR (AT), and facilitating conditions (FC). Participants consist of 67 science teachers in Semarang, Indonesia. The result is the highest percentages for each category include self-efficacy (35.76% agree), social influence (31.16% agree), anxiety (66.16% disagree), performance expectancy (63.08% strongly agree), effort expectancy (41.9% disagree), attitude towards AR (27.68%), and facilitating conditions (31.92% agree). This percentage shows that the level of teacher confidence in implementing AR in the classroom is high, the social influence of teachers in seeking information and learning AR media is high, anxiety in implementing AR is low, effort expectations are high, performance expectations are still doubtful, and conditions that support AR in learning IPA in high grade. In addition, the teacher’s response to the essay question is positive if AR media is implemented in science learning in the classroom.