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Augmented reality in education: An overview of twenty-five years of research

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Bacca-Acosta, Jorge, Avila-Garzon, Cecilia, Kinshuk, ​, Duarte, Joan, Betancourt, Juan·2021·Contemporary Educational Technology
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Research on augmented reality (AR) in education is gaining momentum worldwide. This field has been actively growing over the past decades in terms of the research and development of new technologies. Reviews in the field of AR in education consist of systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses (around 45), surveys (around 33), and only one bibliometric analysis. However, these reviews do not provide a general synthesis of the research published in the field to depict its evolution over the years. This study used the metadata of articles from a 25-year period (1995-2020) to conduct a bibliometric analysis. A total of 3,475 studies were considered. In this study, we used tools such as the Scopus database, the bibliometrix R package, and the VOSviewer analysis tool. The analysis of the literature is based on the metadata, author, content, and citation information extracted from the dataset. In addition, we focus on comparing literature published mainly in journals (articles, articles in press, and reviews) and those published in other sources (conference papers, books, and book chapters). Practitioners could use the results of this study to make decisions about the adoption of AR technologies in education.

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  • The results of existing studies suggest that the integration of gamification, serious games, and augmented reality in educational settings is positively viewed and has the potential to yield positive learning outcomes.

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    The Introduction reports positive learning outcomes from augmented reality in education. The RQ3 section finds growing research interest in combining gamification or game-based learning with AR, but does not establish that the integration of gamification, serious games, and AR is positively viewed or produces positive learning outcomes. Page numbers are not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Bacca-Acosta, J., Avila-Garzon, C., Kinshuk, ​., Duarte, J., & Betancourt, J.
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Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz (CO)
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Bacca-Acosta, Jorge
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Contemporary Educational Technology
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Bastas Publications
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2021-04-30
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13
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ep302
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1309-517X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.30935/cedtech/10865
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W3161760270
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  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Augmented Reality Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Educational Technology in Learning
Keywords
augmented reality, educational technology, research trends, bibliometric analysis, technology adoption in education, research evolution

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