ERIC Number: EJ1068381
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 23
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Exploring the Effect of Materials Designed with Augmented Reality on Language Learners' Vocabulary Learning
Solak, Ekrem; Cakir, Recep
Journal of Educators Online, v12 n2 p50-72 Jul 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine the motivational level of the participants in a language classroom towards course materials designed in accordance with augmented reality technology and to identify the correlation between academic achievement and motivational level. 130 undergraduate students from a state-run university in Turkey participated in this study and Turkish version of Material Motivational Survey was used to determine the undergraduate students' motivational level about the materials which were designed with AR technology to teach English words at the elementary level. The results of this study suggested that AR technology materials had positive impact on increasing undergraduate students' motivation towards vocabulary learning in language classroom. This study also signified that a positive significant correlation was found between academic achievement and the motivation in the use of AR technology in language classroom. [The volume number (13) shown on the PDF is incorrect.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Correlation, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Undergraduate Students, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Gender Differences, Instructional Materials, Measures (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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