Methods and Applications of Augmented Reality in Education: A Review
Nizheen Abdulrazaq Ali, Mohammed Hikmat Sadiq, Ali Abas Albabawat, Razwan Mohmed Salah
Abstract
Numerous studies have shown the enormous benefits of using Augmented Reality (AR) technologies in educational environments. They enable learners to conduct authentic investigations into the physical world. By overlaying visual components over material things, AR allows the observation of complicated phenomena to view through the naked eye. As a result, it enhances learners' enthusiasm and assists them in developing more vital investigative abilities. The primary benefit of augmented reality is its unique capacity to build interactive hybrid learning experiences that include digital and physical elements. Thus, enabling the creation of learning capabilities such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication through interdependent and collaborative exercises. This paper systematically reviews the many articles based on using AR technologies in education, existing challenges, and the type of AR learners. The findings include the advantages and disadvantages of using technological devices in augmented reality. The benefits are: there is an improvement in learning; students understand their subjects better; it combines the actual and virtual worlds; and helps students keep a safe distance. The disadvantages include cognitive overload, not enough room for teachers to use technology, expensive technology, difficulty in designing, and electronic malfunctions.