EFFECT OF AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) TOOLS ON LOW ACHIEVING STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN MATHEMATICS IN ABA EDUCATION ZONE
Keywords:
Augmented Reality, Low Achievement, Mathematics Education, Student Engagement,Abstract
Amidst students’ perception of Mathematics as abstract and difficult, augmented reality (AR)
offers a dynamic and interactive instructional approach to enhance learning engagement.
Therefore, this study examined the effect of Augmented Reality (AR) tools on student
engagement in Mathematics in the Aba Education Zone, Abia State, Nigeria. Two research
questions and two hypotheses guided this study. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. The study adopted a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. A
sample of 60 Senior Secondary School Two (SS2) students identified as low-achievers was
drawn from a population of 9,274 SS2 students using a multistage sampling technique. The
Mathematics Engagement Scale (MES) with a reliability coefficient of 0.85, was used for data
collection. Mean, standard deviation, and paired t-tests were used for data analysis. Results
showed that AR significantly enhanced student engagement. The study recommended
integrating AR into Mathematics teaching to support low-achieving learners and promote
inclusive, technology-enhanced learning.
