Enhancing spatial perception in molecular geometry through concept mapping and augmented reality technology

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1982-5153.2023.e91971

Keywords:

Molecular structure, Concept map, Augmented reality, Visual representation

Abstract

The aim was to evaluate the effect of applying a concept map with augmented reality on molecular geometry learning. Higher Education students (N=55) answered a pre-test on molecular geometry. The students were separated into two groups to review the subject with the support of a conceptual map with static molecules (group A) and a conceptual map with augmented reality (group B) – a digital resource developed especially for this research. All students were asked to build three molecules with styrofoam balls and wood sticks. A score from 0 to 10 was assigned to the pre-test and task of building physical molecules. The result of the pre-test showed that there was no significant difference between the groups. In the task of building physical molecules there was a significant difference between the groups. The results suggest that the higher performance of Group B may have been influenced by emotional and attention-related factors, in addition to the interaction with the dynamic molecules in augmented reality, although these assumptions have not been directly substantiated by the main research.

Author Biographies

Kleyfton Soares da Silva, Instituto Federal de Alagoas

Doutorando em Ensino de Ciências (Química) na Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Professor de Química do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Alagoas (Campus Penedo), Mestre em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática pela Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), Licenciado em Química pelo Instituto Federal de Alagoas (IFAL) com período sanduíche no Institute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo, Irlanda). É membro do grupo de pesquisa Mapas Conceituais (USP) e atualmente conduz pesquisas em Ensino de Química na perspectiva teórica da Psicologia Educacional e Neurociência Cognitiva.

Paulo Rogério Miranda Correia, Universidade de São Paulo

Contratado em 2005 como professor doutor da Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH/USP Leste), sua atuação docente ocorre junto ao curso de Licenciatura em Ciências da Natureza. Em 2020, tornou-se professor associado após aprovação no concurso de livre docência na área de Didática. Coordena o Grupo de Pesquisa Mapas Conceituais, que conta com alunos de iniciação científica e de pós-graduação. É orientador credenciado no Programa de Pós-graduação Interunidades em Ensino de Ciências da USP desde 2005. Foi o presidente da Sexta Conferência Internacional sobre Mapeamento Conceitual (CMC-2014), organizado em parceria com o Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). Atualmente, sua linha de pesquisa está relacionada com o uso do mapeamento conceitual como ferramenta para a gestão da informação e do conhecimento.

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2023-11-24

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