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Augmented Reality Applications for Teaching in higher education

Last registered on August 29, 2020

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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title

Augmented Reality Applications for Teaching in higher education

RCT ID

AEARCTR-0005171

Initial registration date

December 11, 2019

Last updated

August 29, 2020 2:33 AM EDT

Location(s)

Country

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Region

west

Primary Investigator

Name

nabi nazari

Affiliation

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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status

Completed

Start date

2019-12-15

End date

2020-02-08

Keywords

Education

Additional Keywords

Academic emotion, education technology, intelligent, feedback

JEL code(s)

ARATHE

Secondary IDs

Abstract

This study contributes to enhancing students’ learning experience and increasing their understanding of complex issues by incorporating an augmented reality to facilitate better learning relative to a conventional approach.Studies on augmented reality technology in
63 educational settings have highlighted many advantages in teaching and learning.
this study aims to examine the application of the augmented reality on anatomy lesson in the medical and nursing students.

External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation

nazari, nabi. 2020. "Augmented Reality Applications for Teaching in higher education." AEA RCT Registry. August 29. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5171-1.1.

Sponsors & Partners

Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)

the subjects randomly assigned to participate in a 16-session, twice weekly augmented reality group or tradition learning. randomization are demonstrated by blinded assessor.

Intervention Start Date

2020-01-18

Intervention End Date

2020-02-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)

Augmented Reality Course (Johns Hopkins Whiting school and Engineering):

Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Augmented Reality Course (Johns Hopkins Whiting school and Engineering):
• Assignments: 30%
• Projects: 30%
• Final Exam: 30%
• Class participation: 5%
• Mock-up Exam Submission: 5%

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)

Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ).pekrun et al

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ). The following eight emotions were measured: enjoyment, hope, pride, anger, fear, shame, hopelessness, and boredom. The emotions varied in terms of valence and activation: positive activating (enjoyment, hope, and pride), negative activating (anger, anxiety, and shame), positive deactivating (not measure) and negative deactivating (hopelessness, boredom). Participants rated their emotions separately in relation to (1) their overall experience in the on campus-, respectively, the online-course. In total, emotion scales of the AEQ comprised 80 items.

Experimental Design

the anatomy lesson contents are delivered to the students using augmented reality.

Experimental Design Details

the ancova and mancova tests are utilized to access the intervention group outcomes compare with tradition teaching group outcomes.
also t-test is utilized to access continues variables

Randomization Method

randomizer online software

Randomization Unit

individual

Was the treatment clustered?

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters

150

Sample size: planned number of observations

300 students

Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms

100 class