Specifics of using image visualization within education of the upcoming chemistry teachers with augmented reality technology

Abstract

It is beneficial to study chemical disciplines, applying the Augmented Reality for the upcoming chemistry teachers, as far as the visualisation of the demonstration material in the 3D helps students understand various processes and phenomena, the structure of chemical compounds and the mechanisms of their correlation in a better way. The object of the project is the development of program and printed tools, designed to visualize the education process within chemistry disciplines according to the augmented reality technology. The authors have developed applications, designed for visualisation of the study material with AR. When a mobile phone is pointed on a marker, the image “comes to life”, its three-dimensional model appears; it can be manipulated in some way (inversion, enlargement, viewing from different sides) to understand its structure, operating principle etc. better. Applying augmented reality objects gives the teacher an opportunity to explain big amount of theory quickly and effectively, and the students – to memorise it effectively, develops creativity and boosts motivation for study. Applying AR while training the upcoming chemistry teachers gives the ability to prepare them for applying this technology during the education process in the general secondary education establishments.