- Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal)
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- Investigation of the Effect of Augmented Reality Applications on Middle School Students\' Astronomy ...
Investigation of the Effect of Augmented Reality Applications on Middle School Students\' Astronomy Literacy Levels
Authors : Esra Benli Özdemir
Pages : 684-705
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Publication Date : 2023-11-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The aim of this study is to determine the astronomy literacy levels of secondary school seventh and eighth grade students and to investigate the effect of augmented reality (AR) applications on students\' astronomy literacy levels. In the study, quasi-experimental method and experimental design with pretest-posttest control group were used. The study group consists of a total of 95 seventh and eighth grade students (n7th grade = 46 and n8th grade = 49) studying at a public secondary school in the central district of Ankara in the spring term of the 2021-2022 academic year. In the study, the study group was selected by using convenient sampling method, one of the non-probability-based sampling methods. Two experimental and two control groups were used in the study. The data of the research were collected with the astronomy literacy scale before and after the application. The data were analyzed with the SPSS package program. In practice, the lessons were taught within the framework of basic astronomy concepts, with augmented reality applications in the experimental groups, and in the control groups as specified in the curriculum. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was noted that the students\' astronomy literacy levels were low before the application. After the application, the astronomy literacy levels of the experimental group students were high level; it was seen that the students in the control group reached the intermediate level. It was determined that augmented reality (AR) applications positively affected the astronomy literacy levels of the experimental group students. It has been revealed that the affective and behavioral dimensions of the astronomy literacy levels of the experimental group students have developed at a very high level.Keywords : Astronomi okuryazarlığı, artırılmış gerçeklik, ortaokul öğrencileri