Research article

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROGRAM BASED ON AUGMENTED REALITY ON ENHANCING THE SKILLS OF SOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMS AMONG STUDENTS OF THE OPTIMAL INVESTMENT DIPLOMA

Marwa Yasien Helmy Elbyaly1 and Abdellah Ibrahim Mohammed Elfeky2*

Online First: February 28, 2023


There are few studies related to programs based on augmented reality in the educational field, so measuring the effectiveness of augmented reality technology programs on the educational environment in higher education needs to be explored. Therefore, this study aimed to know the effectiveness of a program based on augmented reality on enhancing the skills of solving complex problems for the students of the optimal investment diploma. The participants were 60 participants from the Optimal Investment Diploma students at the College of Education at Najran University. They were randomly divided into two groups (control and experimental), each group included 30 participants. So that the control group studies the course "Issues and Problems in Teaching Digital Skills" in the traditional way, and the experimental group studies the same course through a program based on augmented reality. And 7 tasks of the Micro-DYN test battery were used as a tool to achieve the objective of the study. The study found the effectiveness of the program based on augmented reality in enhancing the skills of solving complex problems, mainly the acquisition and application of knowledge.

Keywords

augmented reality technology; solve complex problems; the acquisition of knowledge; knowledge application; optimal investment