The Effectiveness of Implementing Augmented Reality (AR) in E-Training to Enhance Trainees’ Performance and Achievements

Abstract

The innovation and applications of Augmented reality (AR) in the education and training sector have risen. The AR technology provides a view of the actual universe while coordinating with the simulated objects and the powerful tools, increasing trainees' performance and motivation. This paper examined trainees' performance after adopting AR in the e-training. These trainees enrolled in a First-Aid training course offered online during the pandemic by the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA), which cognates the structure of the human body, assimilating AR with various studying modes. Results have been analyzed and investigated to find the effectiveness of AR in a learning environment against a traditional learning environment. The finding showed that the trainees in the experimental group with the AR technology attained a more excellent score than the trainees from the control group. The experimental group had a significantly higher mean (M= 87, SD = 1.87) than the trainees who were in the control group (M= 77, SD = 1.78). Moreover, trainees showed positive perceptions toward adopting AR in the e-training. Those who had AR in training for the first time were excited and wanted to have the same experiment again in other courses to develop their skills.