Exploring the potential of augmented reality for teaching school computer science

Abstract

The article analyzes the phenomenon of augmented reality (AR) in education. AR is a new technology that complements the real world with the help of computer data. Such content is tied to specific locations or activities. Over the last few years, AR applications have become available on mobile devices. AR becomes available in the media (news, entertainment, sports). It is starting to enter other areas of life (such as e-commerce, travel, marketing). But education has the biggest impact on AR. Based on the analysis of scientific publications, the authors explored the possibilities of using augmented reality in education. They identified means of augmented reality for teaching computer science at school. Such programs and services allow students to observe the operation of computer systems when changing their parameters. Students can also modify computer hardware for augmented reality objects and visualize algorithms and data processes. The article describes the content of author training for practicing teachers. At this event, some applications for training in AR technology were considered. The possibilities of working with augmented reality objects in computer science training are singled out. It is shown that the use of augmented reality provides an opportunity to increase the realism of research; provides emotional and cognitive experience. This all contributes to engaging students in systematic learning; creates new opportunities for collaborative learning, develops new representations of real objects.

1st Symposium on Advances in Educational Technology: Outlook

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Augmented Reality Technologies in Education - A Literature Review

“…The most used devices for AR applications are mobile or handheld devices, followed by the desktop computer or PC (Quintero et al, 2019). In some of the articles studied, the authors correlate AR with mobile technologies (Cabero-Almenara et al, 2019;Nechypurenko et al, 2020;Oleksiuk and Oleksiuk, 2020;Huang et al, 2019;Quintero et al, 2019;Hruntova et al, 2018;Masmuzidin and Aziz, 2018;Sáez-López et al, 2018) According to Huang at all (2019), AR technologies provided by smartphone-based mobile applications are cost-effective and portable and have a tremendous potential for education. The results of Oleksiuk and Oleksiuk study (2020) show that IT teachers have access to computers and mobile devices and have a high level of interest in AR technology.…”

“…In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, AR technology can aid students and support educators in the learning process (Timovski, Koceska, and Koceski, 2020). Due to the variety, interactivity of visual presentation of educational objects, currently, the use of AR in education has been a success (Oleksiuk and Oleksiuk, 2020). Using this technology increases the motivation to learn and the level of mastering the material.…”