Lunar Observation Support System Using Smartphone AR for Astronomy Education

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Title

Lunar Observation Support System Using Smartphone AR for Astronomy Education

Subject

Smartphone Augmented Reality
Lunar Observation
Lunar Phase
Astronomy Education

Description

It is possible to improve learnersâ?? understanding of the concept of lunar phases by using Observation based Learning (OBL). In this research, Smartphone Augmented Reality (AR) technology was used to develop a multi-viewpoint AR-based mobile learning (M-VARML) system for moon observation that can be used in the real world environment. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the usefulness of our system. Participants were given five moon observation tasks, which they had to perform manually and using the M-VARML system. After each task, they were given follow-up questionnaires on the usefulness of the functions in the system. Finally, they were asked about the operational usability and the effect our system had in motivating them to pursue lunar observation. The results show that the M-VARML system is effective in improving the observation and learning of students and in enhancing their motivation to pursue lunar learning.

Creator

Tian, Ke
Endo, Mamoru
Urata, Mayu
Mouri, Katsuhiro
Yasuda, Takami

Source

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM); Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014); pp. 32-39
1865-7923

Publisher

International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria

Date

2014-01-05

Rights

Copyright (c) 2017 Ke Tian, Mamoru Endo, Mayu Urata, Katsuhiro Mouri, Takami Yasuda

Relation

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article

Identifier

Citation

Ke Tian et al., Lunar Observation Support System Using Smartphone AR for Astronomy Education, International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), Vienna, Austria, 2014, accessed November 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/1074

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