Does Augmented Reality Effectively Foster Visual Learning Process in Construction? An Eye-Tracking Study in Steel Installation

Augmented reality (AR) has been proposed to be an efficient tool for learning in construction. However, few researchers have quantitatively assessed the efficiency of AR from the cognitive perspective in the context of construction education. Based on the cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTM...

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Main Authors: Ting-Kwei Wang, Jing Huang, Pin-Chao Liao, Yanmei Piao
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2472167
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description Augmented reality (AR) has been proposed to be an efficient tool for learning in construction. However, few researchers have quantitatively assessed the efficiency of AR from the cognitive perspective in the context of construction education. Based on the cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTML), we evaluated the predesigned AR-based learning tool using eye-tracking data. In this study, we tracked, compared, and summarized learners’ visual behaviors in text-graph- (TG-) based, AR-based, and physical model- (PM-) based learning environments. Compared to the TG-based material, we find that both AR-based and PM-based materials foster extraneous processing and thus further promote generative processing, resulting in better learning performance. The results show that there are no significant differences between AR-based and PM-based learning environments, elucidating the advantages of AR. This study lays a foundation for problem-based learning, which is worthy of further investigation.
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spelling doaj-art-59c67cb4e7f94224bc01a90af6d3a2d52025-08-20T03:19:25ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942018-01-01201810.1155/2018/24721672472167Does Augmented Reality Effectively Foster Visual Learning Process in Construction? An Eye-Tracking Study in Steel InstallationTing-Kwei Wang0Jing Huang1Pin-Chao Liao2Yanmei Piao3School of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, ChinaSchool of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, ChinaDepartment of Construction Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, ChinaAugmented reality (AR) has been proposed to be an efficient tool for learning in construction. However, few researchers have quantitatively assessed the efficiency of AR from the cognitive perspective in the context of construction education. Based on the cognitive theory of multimedia learning (CTML), we evaluated the predesigned AR-based learning tool using eye-tracking data. In this study, we tracked, compared, and summarized learners’ visual behaviors in text-graph- (TG-) based, AR-based, and physical model- (PM-) based learning environments. Compared to the TG-based material, we find that both AR-based and PM-based materials foster extraneous processing and thus further promote generative processing, resulting in better learning performance. The results show that there are no significant differences between AR-based and PM-based learning environments, elucidating the advantages of AR. This study lays a foundation for problem-based learning, which is worthy of further investigation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2472167
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title_short Does Augmented Reality Effectively Foster Visual Learning Process in Construction? An Eye-Tracking Study in Steel Installation
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