Trends in Educational Augmented Reality Studies: A Systematic Review

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the trends in the studies conducted on Educational Augmented Reality (AR). 105 articles found in ERIC, EBSCOhost and ScinceDirect databases were reviewed with this purpose in mind. Analyses displayed that the number of educational AR studies has increased over the years. Quantitative methods were mostly preferred in those articles and educational AR was often found to be used in science education (physics, chemistry and biology), engineering education and medical training. The reviewed articles showed that “undergraduate students” were used as samples for most of the time, the most often preferred sample size was between “31-100” and “surveys” were the most utilized data collection tools. While the majority of the articles used marker-based AR as AR type, mobile devices were utilized in many of these articles as the delivery technology. It is believed that the results obtained in this study will light the way for future research.

The Impact of an Augmented Reality Application on Learning Motivation of Students

“…Augmented Reality. AR combines real and virtual worlds, supplementing the real world with computer-generated virtual objects in real-time [1,3,12,13,18]. According to one of the most commonly accepted definitions, AR is said to be a technology that has three key requirements: combining of real and virtual objects in a real environment, aligning of real and virtual objects with each other, and real-time interaction [2,4,7,14,19].…”

“…AR lies closer to the real environment end of the continuum as can be seen in Figure 1 [5,14]. AR may be considered as a mixed reality technology which contains more reality, as this technology includes virtual objects in the user's real environment, enabling interaction with virtual content [1,5,7,14]. In the case of mobile AR, the technology involves the addition of digital elements to the real world through a smartphone camera.…”

“…Many people now own mobile devices and therefore have access to AR [1,6]. The use of AR for learning has been made more feasible due to advances in mobile technology and the increased use of smartphones [4,8,9,18].…”

“…The use of augmented reality (AR) in education is an important topic of research [1]. AR enables the addition of virtual objects into real environments to facilitate real-time interaction [2].…”

“…The use of AR has become more accessible as it no longer requires specialised equipment and may easily be used on mobile devices [3,5]. Most people now own mobile devices, and the use of these devices has increased, thereby enabling greater access to AR [1,6]. The applications for mobile AR in education are increasing rapidly [7], and the feasibility of mobile AR has increased due to advances in mobile technology [4,8].…”