Open AccessNursing Students’ Perceptions of Biomedical Education with Augmented Reality
Author(s) -
Chun-Wai Ma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
integrative biomedical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2469-4096
DOI - 10.18314/gjbs.v4i1.1851
Subject(s) - augmented reality , perception , visualization , nurse education , graphics , quality (philosophy) , health professionals , psychology , computer science , medical education , nursing , health care , medicine , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , philosophy , computer graphics (images) , epistemology , economics , economic growth
Innovative techniques provide a teaching strategy to improve education in biomedical sciences for nursing students [1]. With augmented reality (AR) technology, elements in the physical environment can be enriched or supplemented by computer-generated sensory inputs such as text, images, 3-dimensional (3D) graphics, and audio. AR has been paradigmatically applied worldwide to education of different disciplines, making some contributions to teaching and learning [2]. However, AR products on the market mainly focus on primary or secondary education where the pleasurable aspects of AR are promoted [3]. Although acceptance of using AR in healthcare education was reported [4], the actual impacts of AR applications in the training of healthcare professionals have not been well-studied [5]. In view of the potential advantages of integrating AR into nursing education, such as a better visualization of body structures [6], a survey was conducted to specifically assess the effectiveness of AR in improving the quality of biomedical education as perceived by nursing students.