화학교육에서 증강현실 활용에 대한 국외 연구 동향

Abstract

Objectives This study aimed to figure out the trends of international research on chemistry education using augmented reality(AR) and derive implication for domestic chemistry education. Methods We selected a total of 39 research papers on the application of AR in chemistry education published abroad from 2012 to 2021 in the Web of Science(WoS) of Clarivate Analysis. The biblometric analysis was performed using the VOSviewer program based on the bibliometric information and the content analysis was performed on the extracted papers. Results As a results of the study, the number of published papers has steadily increased. The bibliometric analysis results showed that ‘augmented reality’ and ‘computer-based learning’ were mainly used as the keywords, and ‘student’, ‘augmented reality’, and ‘technology’ were mainly used in the abstract. In addition, recent papers have focused on ‘molecular modeling’ of organic chemistry. Cai and Wu were the most co-cited authors in the field, and among the extracted papers, the most cited paper was the study of Wojciechowski & Cellary(2013). Also, the most published and co-cited journal was Journal of Chemical Education, and the most cited journal was Computers & Education. The content analysis results showed that the largest portion of the research topic was chemistry(general), and most of the research environments was laboratories. Quantitative research was the most common research method, and questionnaires and surveys were preferred as the data collection methods. As for the data analysis method, mean and standard deviation in descriptive statistical analysis, t-test in inferential statistical analysis, and content analysis in qualitative analysis were mainly performed. As research variables, attitude, achievement, and usability were reviewed the most. For the research participants, convenience sampling was the most common sampling method, 30 to 100 people was the most sampling size, and college students were the most sampling group. Conclusions Based on the results of this analysis, we suggested that future research on chemical education using AR in Korea needs to be systematically conducted by finding various research topics, expanding research methods and analyzing various aspects for in-depth approach, and diversifying research groups.