Augmented Reality Serious Game Design for Promoting Children's Science Education Cognition

NCT06184022 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Sjtu0009
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background：The process of constructing knowledge in the context of children's science education plays a significant role in fostering the development of early scientific literacy. Nevertheless, children sometimes struggle to comprehend scientific knowledge due to the presence of abstract notions. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of augmented reality (AR) games as a teaching tool for enhancing children's understanding of optical science education. Methods: 36 healthy children between the ages of 6 and 8 years old were included in this study. Individuals were randomly divided into an intervention group (n=18) and a control group (n=18). Interventions, namely a 20-minute AR science education including three game lesson modules, while the control group was asked to learn 20-minute same knowledge with non-AR science learning app. POE (predict-observe-explain) test of 3 games including animal vision, color-light mixing and light refraction were conducted for all participants before and after the experiment. Also, intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) test including interest-enjoyment (INT-ENJ), perceived competence (COMP), effort-importance (EFF-IMP), and tension-pressure (TEN-PRESS) were conducted for children after the experiment.

Conditions

Educational Problems; Augmented Reality; Serious Game

Keywords

augmented reality; serious game; science education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• POE (predict-observe-explain) test

  The POE (predict-observe-explain) test is commonly used in science classes and tries to expose students' expectations about certain events and the rationale for these predictions \[19\]. It is used to demonstrate scientific experiments to pupils and is advantageous for fostering children's critical thinking and assessing students' grasp of scientific topics. The investigator then displays the relevant physical events to the students using basic prop materials after requiring the students to independently determine the questionnaire's responses and their justifications. Finally, students were instructed to alter or supplement their explanations in light of the observations.

  30 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI)

  30 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Augmented reality serious game

EXPERIMENTAL

Before the test started, the experimenter gave the basic information of the experiment to the participants. The participants were requested to complete a cognitive exam on the notion of light, and were asked to perform a POE test for each question. The experimental group utilized the three game lesson modules of the AR science education app designed for this study, including "Animals vision," " Light transmission," and "Color-Light mixing". On their initial encounter with the game, respondents were given around 10 minutes to comprehend its mechanics. The experimental group's total learning time was limited to 20 minutes, the testing process was completed under the supervision of the instructor and the experimenter. During the experiment, the participants were not disturbed in any way; researchers only intervened when they faced difficulties or requested assistance. The participants were given a 15-minute respite at the conclusion of the trial to take another POE test.

Combination Product: Augmented reality serious game design for promoting children's science education cognition:

non-ar serious game

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The control group completed the same three game courses for a maximum of 20 minutes using the non-AR app "Light and Color" after completing the pre-test.For the non-AR game we used "Light and Color" designed by Tinybop available in Appstore Tools for young artists and scientists. Both games have the same scientific educational content on optics (in fact, to experiment with control variables, we adopted the same scientific knowledge as in this non-AR app at the stage of designing the content), so it is possible to perform a POE test. The participants took a 15-minute break at the conclusion of the trial to complete another POE test and the IMI scale.

Combination Product: Augmented reality serious game design for promoting children's science education cognition:

Interventions

Augmented reality serious game design for promoting children's science education cognition: COMBINATION_PRODUCT

The experimental group utilized the three game lesson modules of the AR science education app designed for this study, including "Animals vision," " Light transmission," and "Color-Light mixing". The experimental group's total learning time was limited to 20 minutes, the testing process was completed under the supervision of the instructor and the experimenter, and the children's behavioral characteristics were recorded. During the experiment, the participants were not disturbed in any way; researchers only intervened when they faced difficulties or requested assistance. The participants were given a 15-minute respite at the conclusion of the trial to take another POE test. Before and after the intervention, each participant's performance on the game was recorded.

Also known as: AR serious game

Augmented reality serious game; non-ar serious game

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• native Chinese children (6-8 years old)
• Clear cognition

You may not qualify if:

• Poor listening and comprehension abilities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dian Zhu

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200140, China

Location

Study Officials

• Zhao Liu, Prof

  Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 6, 2023
• First Posted: December 28, 2023
• Study Start: May 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2022
• Study Completion: September 1, 2022
• Last Updated: December 28, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: SAP, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: After the paper is accepted.
• Access Criteria: zhudian@sjtu.edu.cn

Locations

CN (1)