Enhancing Students’ Biology Learning by Using Augmented Reality as a Learning Supplement

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of augmented reality (AR) technology on students’ learning outcomes (measured according to Bloom’s cognitive levels) and attitude toward biology. The print book was redesigned by integrating a form of AR into it. A quasi-experimental pretest and posttest designs were used to test the effectiveness of the developed book on learning outcomes and attitude toward biology. In addition, the students’ opinions about the AR technology and the redesigned book were collected. In all, 68 ninth-grade students participated in the study. They were divided into the experimental group, who used the print book and the AR technology as a learning supplement, and the control group, who used the print book only. The results indicated that using AR technology may have the potential to enhance students’ learning outcomes at the analyzing level and their learning attitudes toward biology. The students mentioned that AR could be effective in terms of enhancing their biology learning.

An Experimental Analysis on the Impact of Elaboration Learning on Learning Achievement and Critical Thinking

“…Biology is defined as a set of knowledge about objects and natural phenomena obtained from the results of the thoughts and investigations of scientists conducted with experimental skills [14]. This definition implies that biology is a branch of knowledge that is built based on observations and classifications, usually arranged and verified, which involves the application of reasoning and data analysis to phenomena that occur in nature [14], [15].…”

“…The essence of biology is a science that uses nature with all its contents, including earth, plants, animals, and humans as its object of observations. Biology is a science that is obtained by using methods based on the representation of how to find out about nature so that biology is not only about mastering a set of knowledge in the form of facts, concepts, or principles, but also a process of discovery [14], [16].…”

Microorganisms: Integrating Augmented Reality and Gamification in a Learning Tool

“…One study compared the learning performance between students learning biology using an AR application and a 354 | P a g e www.ijacsa.thesai.org printed book [6]. Their study showed no difference in understanding and remembering factors between the students in both categories.…”

“…According to some studies [6], [8], [9], a learning application should consider including multiple media to attract students' attention, such as video, audio, graphic, text and animation. The lengthy and dense text should be avoided as much as possible.…”

“…It was identified that the application could help low academic achievers improve their learning performance [5]. Besides, AR (as a learning supplement) has also been used in research to evaluate and compare Biology students learning via AR and printed books, in which it was found that both methods indeed helped enhance the learning of Biology [6]. Furthermore, some AR applications include a game element to attract learners' attention.…”