Research Article

The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students' Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement

Volume: 7 Number: 2 July 6, 2022
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The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students' Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Augmented Reality (AR) intervention on students' spatial skills and academic achievement. The study was conducted in a freshman technical drawing course at Mechanical Engineering Department. An exploratory quasi-experimental method was used for the study. The study was conducted in two groups (Experiment-Control) as a quasi-experimental pre-post design. The pre-test results were used only to determine the control group and the experimental group. The research process was conducted within a four-week experimental period, including a one-week pilot study. The researchers and lecturers who are recognised experts prepared the instruments. The drawings of the experimental and control groups were evaluated using the evaluation criteria prepared by the two expert lecturers of the course. In the evaluation, two types of scores were given to the students, namely "Academic Achievement Score" and "Spatial Ability Score". Using ANOVA, the effects of AR intervention on students' spatial skills and academic performance were examined over three experimental periods. There was a significant main effect for both groups with a large effect size (η2=.253). However, it was found that there was no significant effect between the control group and the experimental group on spatial skills. However, it was found that there was a significant interaction effect providing the interaction between time and group on spatial abilities. In addition, no statistically significant difference was found between the academic performance of the experimental group and the control group and no significant difference was found in the weekly measurements of the groups. It was suggested that AR applications are very useful for students' spatial skills in technical drawing.

Keywords

Augmented Reality, Spatial Ability, Virtual environments, Technical drawing

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APA
Akkuş, İ., & Yüksel Arslan, P. (2022). The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 7(2), 160-174. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1020075
AMA
1.Akkuş İ, Yüksel Arslan P. The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement. JOLTIDA. 2022;7(2):160-174. doi:10.53850/joltida.1020075
Chicago
Akkuş, İlyas, and Pelin Yüksel Arslan. 2022. “The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 7 (2): 160-74. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1020075.
EndNote
Akkuş İ, Yüksel Arslan P (July 1, 2022) The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 7 2 160–174.
IEEE
[1]İ. Akkuş and P. Yüksel Arslan, “The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement”, JOLTIDA, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 160–174, July 2022, doi: 10.53850/joltida.1020075.
ISNAD
Akkuş, İlyas - Yüksel Arslan, Pelin. “The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age 7/2 (July 1, 2022): 160-174. https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1020075.
JAMA
1.Akkuş İ, Yüksel Arslan P. The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement. JOLTIDA. 2022;7:160–174.
MLA
Akkuş, İlyas, and Pelin Yüksel Arslan. “The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement”. Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, vol. 7, no. 2, July 2022, pp. 160-74, doi:10.53850/joltida.1020075.
Vancouver
1.İlyas Akkuş, Pelin Yüksel Arslan. The Effects of Augmented Reality in the Technical Drawing Course on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability and Academic Achievement. JOLTIDA. 2022 Jul. 1;7(2):160-74. doi:10.53850/joltida.1020075