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Published: 17 August 2024

The Benefits and Challenges of Augmented Reality in the Science Classroom: A Narrative Review

Taha Mansor Khawaji

Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia

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10.31014/aior.1993.07.03.596

Pages: 60-75

Keywords: Augmented Reality (AR), Technologies, Science Classrooms, Benefits, Challenges, Narrative

Abstract

The use of augmented reality (AR) to facilitate learning in the science classroom is an understudied topic that has only recently begun to be explored. A number of studies performed by academic researchers in science classrooms have indicated that these technologies have much to offer toward improving learning outcomes although challenges still present, but it is teachers’ experts in the field who will be called upon to deliver this instruction, making an understanding of their perspectives regarding these technologies critical. In this narrative review, recent literature is synthesized to understand what teachers and other education experts note as the benefits and challenges of using AR in the science classroom, as well as the most effective ways to address those challenges. The review concludes that both the benefits and challenges identified in such studies appear commonly across countries, grade levels, and natural science subjects, indicating that the identified approaches to addressing these challenges might have wide-ranging appeal and positive outcomes for the future.

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