A Study on AR Materials and Teaching Methods to Support the Clarification of Students’ Naive Conceptions of Electric Current and Transformation into Scientific Conceptions

Abstract

This study aimed to create Augmented Reality (AR) materials aimed at understanding the scientific conceptions of electric current, devise teaching methods using the created AR materials, and verify the effectiveness of the teaching methods through class-room practice. To achieve these objectives, this study created AR materials that superimpose electric current models on experimental apparatuses and worksheets using a tablet PC, and devised a teaching method that focuses on clarifying the students’ mis-conceptions. The results showed that the AR materials and teaching methods contributed to the understanding of the directional concept of electric current. They also contributed to understanding some of the concepts of continuity and conservation of current.