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The benefits of augmented reality technology in higher education: a review of the literature

Current development in Educational technology is changing traditional teaching approaches, making learning more interesting and effective. Today augmented reality (AR) technology is regarded as one of the frontiers in educational technology. Its utilization in teaching and learning has brought a rev...

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Main Authors: Wang, Dan, Md Khambari, Mas Nida, Wong, Su Luan, Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76797/1/ICERP_2019-8.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.767972020-02-06T01:25:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76797/ The benefits of augmented reality technology in higher education: a review of the literature Wang, Dan Md Khambari, Mas Nida Wong, Su Luan Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar Current development in Educational technology is changing traditional teaching approaches, making learning more interesting and effective. Today augmented reality (AR) technology is regarded as one of the frontiers in educational technology. Its utilization in teaching and learning has brought a revolution in the education sector. The researchers have explored the application of AR technology in different aspects of education. This research is aimed to answer the question: What are the benefits of AR technology at the tertiary education level? The systematic review and qualitative content analysis were utilized to answer the research question and the information gathered for this study are from empirical studies conducted in higher education. The findings of this study show that the application of AR technology in higher education is beneficial to college students’ learning performance and boost learning satisfaction and acceptance. Besides, the findings reveal AR technology has a significant effect on their learning motivation, interaction and collaborative learning. The results also point out that AR technology can reinforce content understanding. From the literature review, the researchers found that there are strong reasons to apply AR technology in university classroom. However, although AR technology has positive effect on learning in higher education, more research studies that are exploratory in nature need to be conducted in the future to get a deeper understanding of AR technology’s effects in several aspects of education. Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76797/1/ICERP_2019-8.pdf Wang, Dan and Md Khambari, Mas Nida and Wong, Su Luan and Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar (2019) The benefits of augmented reality technology in higher education: a review of the literature. In: 5th International Conference on Educational Research and Practice (ICERP) 2019, 22-23 Oct. 2019, Palm Garden Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 100-106).
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description Current development in Educational technology is changing traditional teaching approaches, making learning more interesting and effective. Today augmented reality (AR) technology is regarded as one of the frontiers in educational technology. Its utilization in teaching and learning has brought a revolution in the education sector. The researchers have explored the application of AR technology in different aspects of education. This research is aimed to answer the question: What are the benefits of AR technology at the tertiary education level? The systematic review and qualitative content analysis were utilized to answer the research question and the information gathered for this study are from empirical studies conducted in higher education. The findings of this study show that the application of AR technology in higher education is beneficial to college students’ learning performance and boost learning satisfaction and acceptance. Besides, the findings reveal AR technology has a significant effect on their learning motivation, interaction and collaborative learning. The results also point out that AR technology can reinforce content understanding. From the literature review, the researchers found that there are strong reasons to apply AR technology in university classroom. However, although AR technology has positive effect on learning in higher education, more research studies that are exploratory in nature need to be conducted in the future to get a deeper understanding of AR technology’s effects in several aspects of education.
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author Wang, Dan
Md Khambari, Mas Nida
Wong, Su Luan
Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar
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Md Khambari, Mas Nida
Wong, Su Luan
Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar
The benefits of augmented reality technology in higher education: a review of the literature
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Wong, Su Luan
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title The benefits of augmented reality technology in higher education: a review of the literature
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title_full The benefits of augmented reality technology in higher education: a review of the literature
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