Students as Designers of Augmented Reality: Impact on Learning and Motivation in Computer Science
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Multimodal Technol. Interact. 2021, 5(8), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/mti5080041
Received: 22 June 2021 / Revised: 16 July 2021 / Accepted: 20 July 2021 / Published: 24 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspectives on Augmented Reality)
In this study, we report findings from the PCBuildAR project, in which students developed augmented reality (AR) artifacts following a guided design-based learning (DBL) approach. Sixty-two students participated in the study and were either in their first year to learn about computer science or were more experienced computer science students. In terms of learning performance, only the first-year students benefited from our guided DBL approach. In contrast, the experienced students were highly motivated to learn computer science not only immediately after the intervention, but also in the long term. For first-year students, this effect was only evident directly after the intervention. Overall, the guided DBL design proved to be effective for both motivation and learning, especially for younger students. For older learners, a better balance between guidance and autonomy is recommended.
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Keywords:
augmented reality; design-based learning; computer science education; motivation; learner-generated content
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Buchner, J.; Kerres, M. Students as Designers of Augmented Reality: Impact on Learning and Motivation in Computer Science. Multimodal Technol. Interact. 2021, 5, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti5080041
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Buchner J, Kerres M. Students as Designers of Augmented Reality: Impact on Learning and Motivation in Computer Science. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction. 2021; 5(8):41. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti5080041
Chicago/Turabian StyleBuchner, Josef, and Michael Kerres. 2021. "Students as Designers of Augmented Reality: Impact on Learning and Motivation in Computer Science" Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 5, no. 8: 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti5080041
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