Leveraging augmented reality in education involving new pedagogies with emerging societal relevance

Recent innovations and development in educational technologies have revolutionized the methods and tools used for teaching and learning. Among these innovative technologies augmented reality is emerging as a promising educational technology that can be used by teachers in classrooms. Augmented Reality (AR) has gained popularity in education because of its positive impact on learner motivation, situational interest and memory retention. AR provides authentic learning opportunities to students by allowing three-dimensional interaction with the digital elements overlaid in their natural environment. This study aims at identifying different challenges and issues in existing AR applications from the pedagogical point of view with the help of literature review and teacher survey. In the present study two research questions have been designed as: to analyze various challenges and issues in integration of augmented reality technology for education. To identify pedagogical issues in use of augmented reality technology. The main goal of this study was to examine this relationship using two core operational issues: identifying pedagogical concerns in the usage of augmented reality and examining the advantages and difficulties of integrating augmented reality technology for education. About 24.3% of teachers use mobile applications based on augmented reality to teach. The percentage of teachers that use mobile applications for teaching is only 27.2%, while 72.8% do not use them. The findings can help researchers and developers in understanding the pedagogical issues that should be considered for design and development of AR applications in order to achieve learning outcomes effectively.Clinical trial number: Not applicable.