"U.EDU: Unified Education - Media education along the teacher training chain" (BMBF funding code: 01JA1916)
Augmented reality (AR) applications can now be used on both mobile and non-mobile devices. There are now studies on the use of AR in schools and universities that show initial positive effects. However, the research also points to the limitations associated with AR. There is therefore a considerable need for research into learning with AR in order to assess the potential and limitations of the use of AR in teaching and learning contexts in schools.
The aim is to analyze the change in learning processes through AR when experimenting in science and technology lessons and to identify specific challenges and potentials. M.Sc. Sergey Mukhametov augments the real experimentation process with multiple representations by using smartglasses to visualize measured values of the experiment or supporting representations such as additional information, symbols, displays, hazard warnings in real time. This enables learners to make connections between scientific experiments, experimental data or supporting visualizations and actions without distraction during the experiment (see illustration).
The project will be implemented as part of field studies in the iPhysicsLab student laboratory at RPTU and through laboratory studies in DFKI's Immersive Quantified Learning Lab (iQL), in which students at different grade levels work on experimental tasks on selected topics.
Procedure in the sub-project
Step 1: Technology-based design of school experiments based on an optical bench
Step 2: Integration of the experiments into physics teaching courses
Step 3: Empirical investigation of effectiveness with regard to teaching-learning processes
Step 4: Evidence-based adaptation of the experiments and materials
