Design, Development, and Evaluation of the Augmented Reality With Pedagogical Agent (AR-PA) Mobile Learning System on Renewable Energy

• In Event: 18.073 - Poster Session 3
  In Poster Session: 18.073-11 - Immersive Environments for Learning: Student Engagement and Learning in Games and Augmented Reality

Abstract

Augmented Reality market is skyrocketing in the recent years, yet the AR enhanced educational applications still lack the instructional guidance to facilitate students’ learning experience, and there is a need to combine the AR contents with systematically designed instructional guidance tailored to meet learning needs. The purpose of this study was to design, develop, and evaluate the AR-PA (Augmented Reality with Pedagogical Agent) mobile learning system that enables upper elementary students to explore AR-enhanced interactive learning content on renewable energy. The AR-PA system consists of five 3D-printed touchable cubes and a mobile device that delivers multimedia content and 3D (3 Dimensional) models. The developed AR-PA system was evaluated for usability and educational effectiveness by analyzing students' cognitive involvement and achievement.

Authors

• Sanghoon Park, University of South Florida

• Howard Kaplan, University of South Florida