Augmented Reality in STEM Education: Evaluation of the Usability of AR-SANDBOX

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Published: Apr 6, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7637
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STEM AR-SANDBOX Augmented Reality System Usability Scale
Gerasimos Konstantakatos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Lia Galani
Tryfon Sivenas
Georgios Markogiannakis
Abstract

In this study, the usability of AR-SANDBOX was evaluated by 15 students from the Department of Civil Engineering Educators, ASPETE. For this purpose, a three-hour STEM-based teaching intervention was designed and implemented. The System Usability Scale (SUS) served as a research evaluation tool. Students rated the usability of AR-SANDBOX, at 84/100 on the SUS scale.

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