Augmented 3D holograms in higher education, increasing students' learning outcome scores: A mixed methods study.

摘要

The purpose of the current mixed-method study was to determine whether the use of augmented 3D holograms (treatment) for educational purposes significantly increased students' learning outcome scores. The quantitative strand investigated whether the use of treatment in the higher education medical field significantly increased students' learning outcome scores. Results indicated a slight increase in the adjusted mean for the treatment group's outcome scores on a posttest compared to the control group, when controlling for the pretest value, but no significant difference was found between the two groups. The qualitative strand included an analysis of higher education medical students' experiences with the use of the treatment and their perspectives on its use for educational purposes. The results from the qualitative strand helped to explain the results from the quantitative strand, by considering students' experiences with the treatment. Students expressed their experiences using the treatment, perspectives on the use of the treatment for educational purposes, ease of use, the ability to learn at a more advanced level, and other aspects of the learning experience. The data collected from the qualitative strand indicated that most students in the treatment group found the use of the treatment to be beneficial to their learning. The implications of the current study indicate that most students seek new ways to learn and perceive the treatment as a new learning tool that increases learning. Further implications indicate the implementation of the treatment and the learning environment play an important role in whether the treatment may significantly increase students' learning outcome scores.