Ragia H. Hassan, Curriculum and Instruction doctoral candidate, presented a roundtable at the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education conference in San Diego in April 2022. The paper, titled "Using Augmented Reality for Students with Reading Comprehension Disabilities: An Experimental Pretest Posttest Design," presents a study designed to investigate the effectiveness of augmented reality-based materials on seventh- and eighth-grade students with reading comprehension disabilities.
Abstract
The paper describes a study designed to investigate the effectiveness of augmented reality (AR) based materials on seventh- and eighth-grade students with reading comprehension disabilities. Flow Theory will be used to examine students' flow state in relation to the use of AR-based reading materials. An experimental pretest-posttest control group design, consisting of a control group and an experimental group, will be used for the study. Data will be collected and analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods, including flow state scale, maze test, semi-structured interviews, and class observation. Implications about the effectiveness of AR-based materials as a learning tool will be discussed.