Augmented Reality and MS-Kinect in the Learning of Basic Mathematics: KARMLS Case

Abstract

By its nature, the learning of certain complex contents has always been a focus of attention and a challenge in the study of mathematics. This fact acquires greater importance if it is about the learning of children, because the psycho-cognitive skills of this type of user, especially when they attend the first levels of Basic General Education are not yet mature. As a result, children are unable to assimilate correctly and easily certain content of an abstract nature during the early stages of mathematics learning. This study presents the results of the application of a computer system called "Kinect based Augmented Reality Math Learning System -KARMLS", whose design and development uses the Augmented Reality technology and the motion sensor implemented in MS-Kinect camera. The developed application covers elementary math topics corresponding to the Basic General Education curriculum of the Republic of Ecuador. The study used an experimental quantitative approach, involving 29 third-grade children (13 girls and 16 boys), who attend to 2 Basic General Education schools in Riobamba city, Ecuador. The results that allowed to evaluate the prototype proposed in the study were obtained by means of a pretest and a posttest, which were contrasted with the students' t-test for paired samples. Through the analysis of data obtained and the discussion, it is concluded that the applied computer system had a positive effect for the learning when used as a supplementary tool in the classroom and that it was more effective in children who previously had low performance than with those of high performance. Also, the children were motivated and with positive attitudes regarding the use of the analyzed software.

The Practicality of Geometry Learning Media based on Augmented Reality

“…8 The results of research by Raul Lozada Yones, et al show that a computer system called "Kinect-Based Augmented Reality Mathematics Learning System -KARMLS", whose design and development uses Augmented Reality technology and motion sensors implemented on the MS-Kinect camera which is applied, has a positive effect on learning when used as a medium and it is more effective on its performance, and is more motivated and gives a positive response to the use of AR. 9 In line with Ilyas Akkus' research, it shows that AR applications developed for geometry learning using gadgets can develop spatial intelligence and contribute positively to students' academic success. 10 Another study was also conducted by Guntur and Setyaningrum whose research results showed that AR is very suitable to be developed on geometric materials but does not rule out the possibility to be developed on different materials such as vectors, algebra, and others.…”

Evaluation of Motion Standard Based on Kinect Human Bone and Joint Data Acquisition

“…The human action sequence is continuous and changes with time. The change of joint angle before and after forms the value of angular velocity ω. the limb vector and the angular velocity of active joint angle are the characteristics of active action, representing the overall movement of human limbs and trunk [22]. The bending of human limbs and trunk is reflected by the change of the distance between joint points.…”

Assessing the Influence of Augmented Reality in Mathematics Education: A Systematic Literature Review

“…Regarding the didactic proposals outlined, it can be said that the use of AR technology is an educational innovation, which can make a positive contribution to improving the understanding of geometry concepts, developing spatial visualization (Ahmad, 2021;Amir et al, 2020b;Elsayed & Al-Najrani, 2021;Flores-Bascuñana et al, 2020;Ozcakir & Cakiroglu, 2021;Schutera et al, 2021;Vakaliuk et al, 2020;Velázquez & Méndez, 2021a), and increased student motivation (Fatimah et al, 2019;Lozada-Yánez et al, 2019;Mailizar & Johar, 2021;Sudirman et al, 2020). Student motivation and their involvement in learning is key to achieving effective learning (Fernández-Enríquez & Delgado-Martín, 2020).…”