Research Article

Secondary School Students' Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom with Augmented Reality Application

Number: 28 July 31, 2025
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Secondary School Students' Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom with Augmented Reality Application

Abstract

This study is aimed at developing an achievement test on quadrilaterals for seventh-grade students. The concept of the atom can be visualized in different ways in the mind due to its structure, which the naked eye cannot see. Augmented reality (AR) is one of the applications that can be used to teach such concepts. This study aimed to investigate students' views on the use of AR applications in teaching. Phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. The study group consisted of 26 -graders in a public secondary school. AR application was organized to teach the structure of the atom. Within the scope of the study, an interview form consisting of four open-ended questions prepared by the researchers and submitted to expert opinion for content validity was used as a data collection tool. When the students' answers to the questions were examined, it was determined that they had positive opinions that AR application could be used in other courses and different subjects, that this application was more instructive because it concretized the subject, that it caused a better understanding of the subject it was used in, and that it increased participation in the lesson due to the possibilities of providing three-dimensional images. Suggestions were made based on the results.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Science Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2025

Submission Date

January 3, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 9, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 28

APA
Gürbüz, F., & Bostan Sarıoğlan, A. (2025). Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom with Augmented Reality Application. Journal of Education and Future, 28, 45-54. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1609883
AMA
1.Gürbüz F, Bostan Sarıoğlan A. Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom with Augmented Reality Application. JEF. 2025;(28):45-54. doi:10.30786/jef.1609883
Chicago
Gürbüz, Fatih, and Ayberk Bostan Sarıoğlan. 2025. “Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom With Augmented Reality Application”. Journal of Education and Future, nos. 28: 45-54. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1609883.
EndNote
Gürbüz F, Bostan Sarıoğlan A (July 1, 2025) Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom with Augmented Reality Application. Journal of Education and Future 28 45–54.
IEEE
[1]F. Gürbüz and A. Bostan Sarıoğlan, “Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom with Augmented Reality Application”, JEF, no. 28, pp. 45–54, July 2025, doi: 10.30786/jef.1609883.
ISNAD
Gürbüz, Fatih - Bostan Sarıoğlan, Ayberk. “Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom With Augmented Reality Application”. Journal of Education and Future. 28 (July 1, 2025): 45-54. https://doi.org/10.30786/jef.1609883.
JAMA
1.Gürbüz F, Bostan Sarıoğlan A. Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom with Augmented Reality Application. JEF. 2025;:45–54.
MLA
Gürbüz, Fatih, and Ayberk Bostan Sarıoğlan. “Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom With Augmented Reality Application”. Journal of Education and Future, no. 28, July 2025, pp. 45-54, doi:10.30786/jef.1609883.
Vancouver
1.Fatih Gürbüz, Ayberk Bostan Sarıoğlan. Secondary School Students’ Opinions on Teaching the Structure of the Atom with Augmented Reality Application. JEF. 2025 Jul. 1;(28):45-54. doi:10.30786/jef.1609883

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