scholarly journals Application in Augmented Reality for Learning Mathematical Functions: A Study for the Development of Spatial Intelligence in Secondary Education Students

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 369
Author(s):  
Francisco del Cerro Velázquez ◽  
Ginés Morales Méndez
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Spatial Skills ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Mathematical Functions ◽  
Spatial Intelligence ◽  
Technical Drawing ◽  
Visuospatial Skills ◽  
And Mathematics

Spatial intelligence is an essential skill for understanding and solving real-world problems. These visuospatial skills are fundamental in the learning of different Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects, such as Technical Drawing, Physics, Robotics, etc., in order to build mental models of objects or graphic representations from algebraic expressions, two-dimensional designs, or oral descriptions. It must be taken into account that spatial intelligence is not an innate skill but a dynamic skill, which can be enhanced by interacting with real and/or virtual objects. This ability can be enhanced by applying new technologies such as augmented reality, capable of illustrating mathematical procedures through images and graphics, which help students considerably to visualize, understand, and master concepts related to mathematical functions. The aim of this study is to find out whether the integration of the Geogebra AR (Augmented Reality) within a contextualized methodological environment affects the academic performance and spatial skills of fourth year compulsory secondary education mathematics students.

scholarly journals Systematic Review of the Development of Spatial Intelligence through Augmented Reality in STEM Knowledge Areas

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 3067
Author(s):  
Francisco del Cerro Velázquez ◽  
Ginés Morales Méndez
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Spatial Skills ◽  
Spatial Intelligence ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Present Information ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning

This study presents a systematic review (SR) of the literature on the use of Augmented Reality (AR) for the development of spatial skills of secondary and higher education students in the teaching of subjects related to the area of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Numerous researchers have confirmed that students tend to have difficulties in acquiring learning content with a high visual load, which is why AR is being used to improve teaching–learning processes. This paper aims to present information of interest to researchers, teachers and software developers about the advantages and limitations of AR in the development of spatial intelligence, the integration and development of AR applications, as well as the predominant spatial skills and assessment methods. In this regard, an initial search was carried out which returned 242 articles. After reviewing and assessing their eligibility, a total of 17 papers published since 2002 were selected. The findings reveal an increase in the number of investigations over the last few years. Some of the most notable findings are the improvement of spatial skills of students through the inclusion of AR in educational environments, the need for teacher training, the lack of personalization in the applications developed and the scarcity of augmented materials in the form of Open Educational Resources (OER).

scholarly journals Current Challenges and Future Research Directions in Augmented Reality for Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal ◽  
Eleni Mangina ◽  
Abraham G. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Augmented Reality Technology ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Learning Machine

Innovation in formal and practical learning is an accepted progression and its adoption in learning methodologies is a sign that a respective society is open to new technologies, ideas, and, thus, to advancement. The latest innovation in teaching is the use of Augmented Reality. Applications using this technology have been deployed successfully in STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education for delivering the practical and creative parts of the education. Since Augmented Reality technology has already a large volume of published studies about education that reports advantages, limitations, effectiveness, and challenges of AR in education, classifying these projects will allow for a review of the success of Augmented Reality integration in the different educational settings and discover current challenges and future research areas.<div>The main findings of this paper are the generation of a detailed taxonomy of the current literature which outlines the current challenges, the use of this taxonomy to identify future research areas, and finally to report on the development of two case studies that can highlight the first steps need to address these research areas. The result of this research ultimately is to detail the research gap that is needed to be filled to facilitate real-time touchless hand interaction, kinesthetic learning, machine learning agents with a remote learning pedagogy.</div>

scholarly journals Augmented Reality as a Didactic Resource for Teaching Mathematics

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2560
Author(s):  
Roger Fernández-Enríquez ◽  
Laura Delgado-Martín
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Game Engine ◽  
Augmented Reality Application ◽  
Augmented Reality Technology ◽  
Innovative Resources

This paper is an example of how to use new technologies to produce didactic innovative resources that ease the teaching and learning process of mathematics. This paper is focused on augmented reality technology with the aim of achieving the creation of didactic resources related to the polyhedra taught in a course of compulsory secondary education in Spain. First, we introduce the basis of this technology and present the theoretical framework in which we make an exhaustive analysis that justifies its usage with educative purposes. Secondly, we explain how to build the polyhedra in augmented reality using the Unity game engine and the Vuforia software development kit (SDK), which enables the use of augmented reality. Using both tools, we create an augmented reality application and some augmented reality notes with the purpose of helping in the process of visualization and comprehension of the three-dimensional geometry related to polyhedra. Finally, we design an innovative, didactic proposal for teaching the polyhedra in the third course of compulsory Secondary Education in Spain, using the resources created with the augmented reality technology.

Effect of Practice and Training in Spatial Skills on Embedded Figures Scores of Males and Females

1979 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 975-984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Johnson ◽  
Jane M. Flinn ◽  
Zita E. Tyer
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Spatial Skills ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
Liberal Arts Students ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
And Training ◽  
Spatial Training

The effect of practice and training in spatial skills on scores obtained by male and female students on the Embedded Figures Test was examined. Forms A and B were administered 6 wk. apart to three groups of subjects ( ns = 28, 27, 27) enrolled in drafting, mathematics, and liberal arts courses. During the pretest-posttest period the drafting students received training while the other two groups served as controls. Analysis indicated (1) no initial sex difference in test scores; (2) liberal arts students differed significantly from drafting and mathematics students, but there was no significant difference between the last two groups; (3) all groups improved with practice; (4) women receiving training improved more than women who did not; (5) there was a trend toward women receiving spatial training scoring more poorly than males receiving training on the pretest, but there was no significant difference on the posttest. These results suggest that sex differences in embedded-figures scores found by many previous experimenters may have been associated with differences in prior experience in spatial skills and by a confounding of sex with area of academic study.

scholarly journals Current Challenges and Future Research Directions in Augmented Reality for Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zahid Iqbal ◽  
Eleni Mangina ◽  
Abraham G. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Augmented Reality Technology ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Learning Machine

Innovation in formal and practical learning is an accepted progression and its adoption in learning methodologies is a sign that a respective society is open to new technologies, ideas, and, thus, to advancement. The latest innovation in teaching is the use of Augmented Reality. Applications using this technology have been deployed successfully in STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education for delivering the practical and creative parts of the education. Since Augmented Reality technology has already a large volume of published studies about education that reports advantages, limitations, effectiveness, and challenges of AR in education, classifying these projects will allow for a review of the success of Augmented Reality integration in the different educational settings and discover current challenges and future research areas.<div>The main findings of this paper are the generation of a detailed taxonomy of the current literature which outlines the current challenges, the use of this taxonomy to identify future research areas, and finally to report on the development of two case studies that can highlight the first steps need to address these research areas. The result of this research ultimately is to detail the research gap that is needed to be filled to facilitate real-time touchless hand interaction, kinesthetic learning, machine learning agents with a remote learning pedagogy.</div>

scholarly journals Development of spatial ability extra tasks (SAET): problem solving with spatial intelligence

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Nagy-Kondor ◽  
Saeed Esmailnia
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Spatial Abilities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
First Year ◽  
Curved Surfaces ◽  
Spatial Skills ◽  
Spatial Intelligence ◽  
And Mathematics

AbstractSpatial ability contributes to performance in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Spatial skills and creativity are required for engineering studies. Low spatial abilities can lead to the dropout of students’ university studies. In this study the Spatial Ability Extra Tasks (SAET) was developed to evaluate engineering students’ complex spatial abilities. A total of 93 first-year engineering students from University of Debrecen Faculty of Engineering and Sharif University of Technology in Tehran participated, with regard to final mathematical exam and their gender, participated in the study. SAET measures parts of spatial abilities: mental cutting and mental rotation and creativity. Analysis of the findings suggested that SAET is valid and reliable. The separate tests results have been statistically evaluated and conclusions were formulated. We used Structural Equation Modeling analysis. We separate two types of tasks by SAET which are Polyhedron part and Curved Surface part. According to obtained data, accomplished the results: students of University of Debrecen are more successful at Curved Surfaces. In addition students of Sharif University are more successful at Polyhedrons. The square cross section was found by most student in both countries in Polyhedrons. It is remarkable that first-year engineering students of Tehran are more successful at Polyhedrons by pentagon, hexagon and parallelogram solution; and students of Debrecen are more successful by square and rectangle solution. Students of Debrecen are more successful at Curved Surfaces to find circle solution of cylinder, cone and sphere; students of Tehran are more successful by finding parabola solution of cone.

Sustaining the Implementation of Dual-Language Programme (DLP) in Malaysian Secondary Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Ashairi Suliman ◽  
Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor ◽  
Melor Md Yunus
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Student Perspective ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Programme Implementation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
And Mathematics

Objective - The implementation of Dual-Language Programmes (DLP) in the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics is an initiative under the ‘Upholding the Malay Language and Strengthening the English Language’ (MBMMBI) policy. Though it has some similarities with the previous policy known as ‘English for the Teaching of Science and Mathematics’ (PPSMI), its execution is idiosyncratic in its own way. Since its inception in 2016, the programme has entered its third cycle involving students in primary and secondary schools in Malaysia. The curiosity to scrutinise the programme implementation has led to this study. The study aims to investigate the execution of this programme and to assess its sustainability. Methodology/Technique – Gleaning through the students’ language capabilities, attitudes, teachers’ support and acceptance of the programme, the study uses a questionnaire with open-ended questions and focus group discussions to unravel the aforementioned issues. 1,530 students from secondary schools across Malaysia were selected as the respondents of this study. Findings - The results reveal findings that may represent a measure on the direction of this programme. Looking from the student perspective, the challenges confronted in addition to those put forward may further serve as an indicator for the sustainability of the program. Novelty – This study infers how the programme can be further enhanced in terms of its implementation in its fourth year since inception. The findings of this study may assist policy makers in shaping the direction of the programme. Type of Paper: Empirical. Keywords: Dual-Language Programme (DLP); Sustainability; Science and Mathematics; Students; Policy and Programme Implementation. JEL Classification: A20, A23 A29.

scholarly journals Bridging the gap: blending spatial skills instruction into a technology teacher preparation programme

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diarmaid Lane ◽  
Sheryl Sorby
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Future Research ◽  
First Year ◽  
Spatial Skills ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Base Level ◽  
Technology Teacher ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn recent years, there has been a surge in research in spatial thinking across the international community. We now know that spatial skills are malleable and that they are linked to success across multiple disciplines, most notably Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). While spatial skills have been examined by cognitive scientists in laboratory environments for decades, current research is examining how these skills can be developed in field-based environments. In this paper, we present findings from a study within a Technology Teacher preparation programme where we examined first-year students’ spatial skills on entry to university. We explain why it was necessary to embed a spatial skills intervention into Year 1 of the programme and we describe the impact that this had on students’ spatial scores and on academic performance. The findings from our study highlight a consistent gender gap in spatial scores at the start of the first-year with female students entering the Technology Teacher preparation programme at a lower base level than male students. We describe how we integrated spatial development activities into an existing course and how an improvement in spatial scores and overall course performance was observed. The paper concludes by discussing the long-term sustainability of integrating spatial interventions within teacher preparation programmes while also highlighting the importance of future research to examine spatial skills as a fundamental component of technological capability.

Accuracy development in L2 writing: Exploring the potential of computer-assisted unfocused indirect corrective feedback in an online EFL course

ReCALL ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Cédric Brudermann ◽  
Muriel Grosbois ◽  
Cédric Sarré
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Language Teacher Education ◽  
Writing Accuracy ◽  
Data Yield ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Error Types

Abstract In a previous study (Sarré, Grosbois & Brudermann, 2019), we explored the effects of various corrective feedback (CF) strategies on interlanguage development for the online component of a blended English as a foreign language (EFL) course we had designed and implemented. Our results showed that unfocused indirect CF (feedback on all error types through the provision of metalinguistic comments on the nature of the errors made) combined with extra computer-mediated micro-tasks was the most efficient CF type to foster writing accuracy development in our context. Following up on this study, this paper further explores the effects of this specific CF type on learners’ written accuracy development in an online EFL course designed for freshmen STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) students. In the online course under study, this specific CF type was experimented with different cohorts of STEM learners (N = 1,150) over a five-year period (from 2014 to 2019) and was computer-assisted: CF provision online by a human tutor was combined with predetermined CF comments. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of this specific CF strategy on error types. In this respect, the data yield encouraging results in terms of writing accuracy development when learners benefit from this computer-assisted specific CF. This study thus helps to gain a better understanding of the role that CF plays in shaping students’ revision processes and could inform language (teacher) education regarding the use of digital tools for the development of foreign language accuracy and the issues related to online CF provision.

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