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Title: Enhancing Student Learning: The Impact of Continuous Metacognitive Monitoring Feedback in Location-Based Augmented Reality Environments
With the growing need for augmented reality (AR) technology, understanding and optimizing study behaviors in AR learning environments has become crucial. However, one major drawback of AR learning is the absence of effective feedback mechanisms for students. To overcome this challenge, we introduced metacognitive monitoring feedback. Additionally, we created a location-based AR learning environment utilizing a real-time indoor tracking system to further enhance student learning. This study focuses on the positive impact of metacognitive monitoring feedback in a location-based AR learning environment. Our hypothesis posits that regularly providing students with feedback on their metacognitive monitoring within this new AR learning system positively influences their metacognitive awareness. The study's findings confirm that frequent exposure to such feedback significantly enhances the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) scores. Participants who received continuous feedback demonstrated a significant increase in MAI scores compared to those who received feedback only once after the lecture. This improvement is achieved by influencing student calibration and directly enhancing their metacognitive awareness.  more » « less
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2202108
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10643895
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