The effectiveness of using augmented reality in teaching geography curriculum on the achievement and attitudes of Omani 10th Grade Students

Khalfan Al Shuaili; Ali Sharaf Al Musawi; Raja Muznah Hussain

doi:10.4995/muse.2020.13014

Authors

Khalfan Al Shuaili Ministry of Education
Ali Sharaf Al Musawi Sulta Qaboos University Oman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6893-3216
Raja Muznah Hussain Sultan Qaboos University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/muse.2020.13014

Keywords:

augmented reality, students’ achievement, attitude, social studies curriculum, geography, HP reveal

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using a mobile Augmented Reality application in the geography unit for 10^th-grade students on their achievements and attitude. The unit is part of the Omani’s social studies curriculum and entitled, “Environmental Problems and Hazards”. To achieve this purpose, a quasi-experimental study design was conducted. The instruments designed, validated and used to collect data were pre-post achievement tests and attitudinal scale. The participants were 64 male students, divided into two experimental and control groups. The field application period took four weeks in which the control group studied the unit using the normal teaching method, while the mobile Augmented Reality application, HP Reveal, with a website that supports its features, was integrated to teach experimental group. Findings show that there was a statistically significant difference between the pre- and post-field applications in terms of students’ achievement and attitudes. Nevertheless, there was no impact observed when the control and experimental groups’ achievement was compared. The researcher suggested conducting further investigations to examine the value of integrating Augmented Reality in the educational system considering various factors and variables.

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Author Biographies

Khalfan Al Shuaili, Ministry of Education

Mr Khalfan Al Shuaili holds a MA from Sultan Qaboos University, Oman in 2019. He is currently an IT teacher at a basic education school. His research interest focuses on education with Artificial Intelligence. He is a member of the Omani Society of Education Technology. He has attended different online or offline workshops and seminars about educational technology topics. He likes programming, producing instructional tutorials, and reading new research

Ali Sharaf Al Musawi, Sulta Qaboos University Oman

Prof Ali Al Musawi has obtained his PhD on learning resources and technology centers in 1995 from Southampton University, UK. At present, he is a professor at Sultan Qaboos University. He has published numerous journal research articles, chapters in reviewed books, and papers; and contributed in many conferences, symposia, and workshops. He conducted and published several national, regional, and Arab studies and reports. He wrote and translated books on cooperative learning, learning resources, and e-learning strategies, instructional multimedia. Prof. Ali has several activities in the fields of instructional skills, study skills, and web-based design

Raja Muznah Hussain, Sultan Qaboos University

Prof Raja Maznah Raja Hussain has a PhD from Indiana University in instructional systems technology. Currently she is a professor at the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University.

She was at the Multimedia University in Cyberjayaz as a visiting professor and Chair of the Instructional Design Committee for the Multimedia Learning System Project. She was formerly the Director of the University of Malaya Learning Improvement Centre and was responsible for developing programs to help improve teaching and learning skills of academic staff. She has published many journal research articles, chapters in reviewed books, and papers; and contributed as a keynote speaker in many conferences, symposia, and workshops.. Prof Maznah research areas are instructional design for Web-based learning, Scholarship in teaching and learning (SoTL) in higher education, and knowledge management in learning organizations.

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