Research Information System
Journal of Turkish Chemical Society C Section Chemistry Education, vol.1, pp.147-164, 2016 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Augmented Reality has been accepted as an effective educational
method and this review depends on philosophical background of cognitive
science. This means, several channels –aural, visual, and interactivity,
etc.-have been used to offer information in order to support individual
learning styles. In this study, Natural User Interface-and Human
Computer Interaction-based Augmented Reality application has been
developed for the chemistry education. The purpose of this study is to
design and develop a student-centered Augmented Reality environment to
teach periodic table, and atomic structure of the elements and
molecules. Head Mounted Display has been used to develop Augmented
Reality system, and user control has been executed with hand motions
(grab, drag, drop, select and rotate). The hand motion control has been
used to improve spatial abilities of students in order to maximize the
transferred knowledge. Use of the most common natural controlling tools
(fingers and hands) to interact with virtual objects instead of AR
markers or other tools provides a more interactive, holistic, social and
effective learning environment that authentically reflects the world
around them. In this way, learners have an active role, and are not just
passive receptors. Correspondingly, the developed NUI-based system has
been constructed as design-based research and developed by using
instructional design methods and principles to get reach of more
effective and productive learning material. Features of this developed
material consist of some fundamental components to create more intuitive
and conductive tools in order to support Real World collaboration.