Effect of Science Students Interactions with Augmented Reality Virtual Labs for Spatial Visualization Development
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https://doi.org/10.17398/1695-288X.20.2.29Keywords:
Technology Education, Simulated Environment, Science Instruction, Hands on Science, Visual PerceptionAbstract
The main scope of this article is to highlight the potential of student interactions in Science teaching, from educational resources in augmented reality, and its effect on the development of spatial visualization skills. Therefore, it presents a contextualization about Science teaching, the use of real laboratories, as well as its limitations, presenting as an alternative the use of educational resources in augmented reality with the support of mobile devices. The solution was tested in activities that complement the Science teaching and learning process with basic education students in Brazil. It aimed to investigate whether students' interactions with educational resources in augmented reality can contribute to the development of spatial visualization skills. The methodological procedures were organized in a quasi-experimental approach, through activities foreseen in a test protocol carried out with 208 participants divided into two groups: Control (n=96 subjects) and Experimental (n=112 subjects). In general terms, the results of this research point to contributions arising from the interactions of students with educational resources in augmented reality, both for the development of spatial visualization skills, as well as for the observation of the phenomenon and understanding of the abstract concepts associated with it, formulation and testing of hypotheses, as well as conclusions from the situations experienced.
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