The Effectiveness of Using Augmented Reality Technology in Teaching Art Education to Develop the Skills of Visual Thinking among First Year Students in Middle School in Riyadh City

Abstract

This study aims at identifying the effectiveness of using Augmented Reality Technology in teaching art education to develop the skills of visual thinking among first year students in middle school in Riyadh City. The study sample consisted of sixty female students at one of the public schools in Riyadh during the second semester. The researcher followed the quasi-experimental design in which the students have been divided into two groups. Thirty students formed the experimental group and were instructed using Augmented Reality Technology, whereas the other thirty students formed the control group and were taught using the conventional/ traditional method of teaching. A pre- and post- visual thinking test was conducted on the study sample. The study results showed that there were statistically significant differences (at indication level ≥ α 0.05) between students’ average grades in both the experimental group and the control group on the visual thinking test existed in favor of the experimental group.