Conventional Approach vs Augmented Reality Textbook on Learning Performance: A Study in Science Learning among Secondary School Students

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Conventional Approach ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF E-STAR: AN ENHANCED SCIENCE TEXTBOOK USING AUGMENTED REALITY AMONG LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (29) ◽  
Author(s):  
Valarmathie Gopalan ◽  
Abdul Nasir Zulkifli ◽  
Nur Fadziana Faisal Mohamed ◽  
Asmidah Alwi ◽  
Ruzinoor Che Mat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Science Textbook ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Students

As a developing country, Malaysia needs to produce adequate human resource in science and technology related fields. This is important especially towards making Malaysia a developed nation by 2020. Unfortunately, there is a downward trend in the number of students pursuing the science stream at the secondary education level. Lack of motivation has been identified as one of the cause of this phenomenon. This paper introduces an enhanced science textbook using Augmented Reality (e-STAR) application that facilitates students in science learning.  The e-STAR is intended to motivate the students to be more interested in science.  This paper also discusses on the evaluation of the e-STAR among a sample of form two secondary school students. Quantitative data was collected using questionnaires for evaluating the following dimensions: motivation, ease of use, engaging, enjoyment and fun. The results indicate that the users agreed on all the dimensions. The findings proved that the e-STAR application can be one of the potential solutions to the above mentioned phenomenon.

Tackling climate-science learning through futures thinking

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Simon Taylor ◽  
Ben Jones
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Climate Science ◽  
School Students ◽  
Alternative Futures ◽  
Images Of The Future

This study examined the role of a future-oriented scenario with secondary school students using diorama construction which included climate-change knowledge and envisioning alternative futures. To explore the potential role of futures-thinking modelling, students from one class participated in a 12-week cross-curricular inquiry with their teachers. Jensen’s (2002) dimensions of action-oriented knowledge are used to examine the climate-change knowledge developed by the students. Four common images of the future (Dator, 2014) are incorporated as models to forecast alternative futures. The findings suggest the value of future-oriented dioramas for developing climate-change understanding and futures thinking.

scholarly journals Science Process Skills and Attitudes toward Science of Lower Secondary Students of Merbau Island: A Preliminary Study on the Development of MaritimeBased Contextual Science Learning Media

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulirfan Zulirfan ◽  
Muhammad Rahmad ◽  
Yennita Yennita ◽  
Nina Kurnia ◽  
Muhammad Sofyan Hadi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Process Skills ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science Process Skills ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Attitude Toward Science

Science learning outcomes such as science process skills and attitudes toward science are still important issues in science education. In this study the researchers tried to get a picture of the students' learning outcomes to get input on the learning process of science in the coastal area. As an initial study of the development of maritime-based contextual science learning media, the purpose of this research is to know the extent of science process skill level, attitude toward science, and academic achievement of students in coastal area. There were 114 students of the 8th grade of four lower secondary schools in Merbau Island participated as respondents in this study. Instruments used in data collection are science process skills tests and attitude toward science questionnaires for lower secondary school students. The results showed that 8th grade lower secondary school students in Merbau Island had high attitude toward science. On the contrary, the science process skills and academic achievement of their science are relatively low.

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