The Influence of Augmented Reality Technology on the Learning Interest, Achievement of Learning Goals and Cognitive Load of Middle School Students
In order to test the influence of augmented reality technology on the learning interest, achievement of learning goals and cognitive load, the instruction of topographic map was taken as an example for experimental study. This paper selected 427 students from 8 classes of Grade one who all come from Zhantan Middle School in Xindu District of Chengdu as experimental samples, set two classes with similar level in learning as one group：the one is the experimental class and the other is the control class, and formed 4 groups in total. The experimental classes adopted AR three-dimensional videos as teaching aids to give new lessons and the control classes adopted traditional two- dimensional videos, and then the students’ learning interest level, achievement of learning goals and cognitive load were measured. The results showed that the application of AR technology in teaching could improve students’ learning interest and achievement of learning goals, but had no effect on reducing cognitive load.
