Effects of Augmented Reality on Students' Online Physics Learning

• In Event: Learning With Technology

Abstract

Augmented Reality (AR) has played an essential role in education, yet existing literature focuses on AR in in-person courses than online counterparts. This study developed an AR application to help students learn remotely about friction in physics. Students were divided into two groups by class to analyze the effects of AR on students’ learning achievement, attitude, motivation, and cognitive load by manipulating the use of AR during the online instruction. Results indicate the use of AR for online teaching can significantly improve students' physical learning achievement, but it has no significant effect on students' learning attitude, motivation and cognitive load. The interview results confirm that AR can be further developed in online teaching in the future

Authors

• Zifeng Liu, Beijing Normal University

• Xinyue Jiao

• Yuxi Wen, Vanderbilt University

• Su Cai