Abstract
The purpose of the current study is to design and develop a sample Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR) application addressing the anatomic structure of the heart in a way suitable for laboratory learning for pre-service science teachers to achieve learning by constructing information in biology instruction. The implementation of the MAR design activity was conducted with the participation of 30 pre-service teachers taking the biology laboratory course. The implementation process of the activity consists of four stages. The first stage includes the introduction of the MAR application program and marker; the second stage includes the use of the MAR application in a laboratory environment; the third stage includes the operation of dissection and the last stage includes the association of the MAR application with the operation of dissection and general evaluation. Then, semi-structured interviews were conducted by involving pre-service teachers and the data obtained from these interviews revealed that integration of heart dissection with MAR application helped the pre-service teachers to better understand the anatomic structure of the heart and the related concepts. Thus, a sample activity demonstrating how MAR, which is an instructional method with strong potential for reification and visualisation, can be integrated into the teaching of concepts in laboratory settings was developed.
Highlights
Biology is a discipline that examines and explains the structure, function, development and classification of life and living organisms
The purpose of the current research is to realise the integration of Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR) applications into the teaching of the structure of the heart, which is a topic of biology addressed within the circulatory system and to present a sample activity about how this integration can be accomplished
When the anatomical structure of the heart within the circulation system is explained in the laboratory classes using MAR applications, it is expected that the pre-service teachers should achieve some cognitive, affective and skill-related goals regarding the augmented reality technology
Summary
Integration of mobile augmented reality (MAR) applications into biology laboratory: Anatomic structure of the heart. The purpose of the current study is to design and develop a sample Mobile Augmented Reality (MAR) application addressing the anatomic structure of the heart in a way suitable for laboratory learning for pre-service science teachers to achieve learning by constructing information in biology instruction. The implementation of the MAR design activity was conducted with the participation of 30 pre-service teachers taking the biology laboratory course. A sample activity demonstrating how MAR, which is an instructional method with strong potential for reification and visualisation, can be integrated into the teaching of concepts in laboratory settings was developed
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