scholarly journals QuiRA: An Augmented Reality Application to Support Chemistry Learning

Author(s):  
Letícia Porto Soares ◽  
Camilo Alves Carvalho ◽  
Luis Paulo da Silva Carvalho ◽  
Manuela Amaral De Araújo ◽  
Paulo Henrique Teixeira Silva ◽  
...  

The volume of information which contemporary student has access is huge, and they are surrounded by smartphones, tablets, internet and computers in an almost inseparable way from their daily life. Therefore, we think that it is important that schools should consider the insertion of technological instruments in the classroom to attend the students’ interest in these devices. One of the alternatives is combining Augmented Reality and mobile technology to enable the interaction with virtual objects by overlapping them with real environment. These technologies may become allied in the process of teaching and learning abstract concepts of various subjects. In this context, QuiRA is proposed to help the teaching of Chemistry, an ideal field to explore questions about the use of computer animation due to the difficulty of visualizing its concepts in two dimensions. This article discusses the details about the QuiRA application and the demonstration of its use for visualizing chemical molecules.

Author(s):  
Hendra Nelva Saputra

Augmented reality is one of the developing technologies and has a good potential to apply in the teaching and learning process. Augmented reality facilitates and improves the quality of teaching and learning process because of the combination of virtual objects with real environments by taking advantage of the use of technology. Augmented reality visualizes abstract concepts for understanding and the structure of an object model. A main characteristic for a medium classified as an augmented reality is combining real and virtual objects, integrated in real and virtual objects, and a real-time interaction. The use of augmented reality in teaching and learning has already been applied to many subjects, such as the concepts of space and geometry in mathematics, the human digestive system of biology, the introduction of traditional houses in social science, and the introduction of wudhu procedure in early childhood education or kindergarten (PAUD/TK) kids.


Augmented reality (AR) is a potential area of research for education, covering issues such as tracking and calibration, and realistic rendering of virtual objects. The ability to augment real world with virtual information has opened the possibility of using AR technology in areas such as education and training as well. In the domain of computer-aided learning (CAL), researchers have long been looking into enhancing the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process by providing cues that could assist learners to better comprehend the materials presented. Although a number of works were done looking into the effectiveness of learning-aided cues, none has really addressed this issue for AR-based learning solutions. This chapter discusses the design and model of an AR based software that uses visual cues to enhance the learning process and the outcome perception results of the cues.


Author(s):  
Kamariah Awang ◽  
Syadiah Nor Wan Shamsuddin ◽  
Ismahafezi Ismail ◽  
Norkhairani Abdul Rawi ◽  
Maizan Mat Amin

<p>Mobile technology with Augmented Reality has become popular worldwide with a broad range of users, including students from all levels of education and the impact of mobile technology in classrooms has been extensively studied. This technology can be the source of motivation for LINUS students especially students with disabilities. The word usability also refers to the methods to improve the ease of use during a design process. Among the difficulties in teaching a LINUS student is the lack of visual media for understanding the subject especially in basic mathematics such as evaluating a number and calculating the number. The objective of the study was to evaluate the usability of using Augmented Reality in a mobile application among LINUS students in primary schools. This study used survey data gathered from 32 LINUS students of 3 different primary schools in Marang and Kuala Terengganu Districts. The questionnaire collected data on five construct of usability test to the LINUS students. The students used the mobile application while being guide by their teacher. They navigated all the buttons provided and answered the quiz too. The criteria of usability test consist of five constructs. The students showed a significant interest in learning numbers by actively participating in the LINUS sessions. The usability level was measured based on the five constructs. In summary, the augmented reality mobile application has a great potential to be used in teaching and learning, as in the Malaysia Education Development Plan 2013-2025 especially on the LINUS students.<em></em></p>


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Wira Buana ◽  
Sarah Olivia Meily

Taman Ayun Temple is a world cultural heritage in Bali. Based on observations, information regarding the location at Taman Ayun Temple is still not optimal. This study aims to design an application that displays location information using markerless augmented reality. Markerless AR is a technology that displays virtual objects into the real world using GPS, digital compass, and accelerometer. The application is designed using the Wikitude SDK platform and displays information on location, description, image, distance from the user, and location direction. Data is stored in a database server and managed using the web server. Applications are in Indonesian and English. The testing compares the actual distance with the distance displayed in the application using devices with different OS and RAM. Application speed is less than 1 second depending on RAM and internet speed, while location accuracy depends on smartphone GPS accuracy with a difference of less than 10 meters from the actual distance.  


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 475
Author(s):  
Agus Wisnawa ◽  
I Gede Arta Wibawa

The world is being hit by a pandemic due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The changes brought by this virus are huge, one of which is school activities that are transformed into online learning. Online learning causes students to not do their own classroom learning. This causes students to become un familiar with their school properly, such as the layout of classrooms and school facilities. By using Augmented Reality the problem can be solved. Augmented Reality (AR) is the merging of real and virtual objects in a real environment with interactive results and presented in real time. AR can be used to modeling the entire shape of the school, making it easier for users to get information about the building from the school instead of walking manually. Users only need to install the app on their smarthphone and scan the specified QR code in order to be able to bring up the building object along with the information. The result of this research is an AR application which can provide information about the rooms and buildings at SDN 1 Padangsambian.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (06) ◽  
pp. 01-11
Author(s):  
Nadia Akma Ahmad Zaki ◽  
Nor Zuhaidah Mohamed Zain ◽  
Asmafitri Zanilabdin

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 172
Author(s):  
Vihi Atina ◽  
Nurchim Nurchim ◽  
Yommy Adhiwira Yudha

Penerapan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK) perlu ditingkatkan guna mendorong keberhasilan transformasi digital dalam dunia pendidikan. Kegiatan ini bertujuan menerapkan aplikasi augmented reality sebagai media pembelajaran digital di Taman Kanak-Kanak (TK) khususnya di TK Kemala Bhayangkari No 72 Wonogiri dengan materi belajar tentang profesi. Tahapan dalam menerapkan aplikasi ini meliputi (1) pengamatan masalah, (2) penerapan teknologi, (3) pelatihan mitra dan (4) pendampingan mitra. Hasil penerapan aplikasi augmented reality yakni dapat meningkatkan kompetensi guru dalam menggunakan media digital dan menyediakan sarana prasarana pembelajaran digital. Selain itu, proses kegiatan belajar mengajar dengan memanfaatkan media digital menjadi lebih menarik dan interaktif.The implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) needs to be improved to encourage the success of digital transformation in the world of education. This activity aims to apply the augmented reality application as a digital learning media in kindergarten especially in TK Kemala Bhayangkari No. 72 Wonogiri with learning material about the profession. The stages in implementing this application include (1) observation of the problem, (2) application of technology, (3) partner training, and (4) partner assistance. The results of implementing the augmented reality application are that it can increase teacher competence in using digital media and provide digital learning infrastructure. In addition, the process of teaching and learning activities using digital media is becoming more interesting and interactive.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-324
Author(s):  
N. J. Ahmad ◽  
N. Yakob ◽  
M. A. H. Bunyamin ◽  
N. Winarno ◽  
W. H. Akmal

Electrochemistry is difficult to learn due to its abstract concepts involving macroscopic, microscopic, and symbolic representation levels. Studies have shown that students can visualize and improve their understanding of chemistry by using interactive computer animation and simulation. This study reports the effect of interactive computer animation and simulation module named “Interactive Electrolysis of Aqueous Solution” (IEAS) developed to aid students in learning electrolysis. A pre and post-test control quasi-experimental design was carried out to investigate the effects of the IEAS on students’ achievement and motivation in electrochemistry topics. This study involved 62 16-years-old male students from two different secondary schools. Pre and post electrochemistry achievement tests (EAT) and pre and post- Instructional Material Motivation Surveys (IMMS) were used. For EAT, using one-way ANOVA, it shows that there was a significant difference in the post-test mean score in this study on the understanding of the electrolysis concept between students in the treatment and control groups [F (1, 60) = 5.15, p <0.05]. The qualitative results also provided evidence that the students in the treatment group had a better conceptual understanding than the control group, especially at the microscopic representation level. For the IMMS test, there was a significant difference between the treatment and control groups in terms of the mean score of the post motivation IMMS test where p <0.05 in chemistry learning [F (1,59) = 266.89, p <0.05].  Thus, it can be concluded that IEAS has an impact on enhancing the students’ understanding of the electrolysis concept, and the students are more motivated to learn electrochemistry.


With the evolution of mobile devices, Augmented Reality has proved its potential in producing interesting and interactable AR environments in multiple areas. Augmented reality (AR) is an emerging technology where the perceptivity of the user is strengthened by the seamless blending of a real environment with digital virtual objects coexisting in the same physical space. It offers a canvas to imagine new methods of learning and new ways of collaborating with others beyond the frame of the screen. In education and training, AR has proved to have the potential to make learning a reality. AR has been enhanced to mixed reality since the use of Hololens which provides a mixed world to a user, where the advanced spatial mapping is used to anchor digital artifacts in physical space. The goal of this project is to develop an AR application for HoloLens using Unity game engine and Visual Studio based on engineering concepts that will provide students with eye-catching visualizations by rendering holograms for data structures, data mining and engineering chemistry so that they would learn the subjects thoroughly. MR will change how educational institutions outlook learning by delivering learning experiences that no longer depend on lectures to teach concepts or the idea of earning a degree in the course of persons’ lifelong career. It will help those students to develop interests in the subjects who prefer skipping the difficult topics.


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