Efficiency and Acceptability of Mixed Reality Application of Solar System in Teaching Science

The constant changed in technology and the new innovations was undoubtedlycontributed largely to education. Mixed Reality (MR), one of the newest technologiesand a very promising tool that allows merging of physical reality and virtualenvironment to enhance teaching and learning process for better and engaging learningexperiences. The researchers proposed a “Mixed Reality Application of Solar System”as an assistive tool by the teachers in teaching of the lessons faster through visualizing3D models of planets in the solar system. In this paper, the researchers made use ofdescriptive-qualitative technique and a survey in gathering data. The study hasundergone testing and evaluation with the help of five (5) IT experts as alpha testersand twenty (20) STEP students of Subic National High School as beta testers using theISO 9126-1 software quality standards criteria. Alpha tests overall rated mean of 4.53,interpreted as “Excellent” on Functionality, 4.13 “Very Good” on Usability, 4.00“Very Good” on Efficiency and 4.40 “Excellent” on Portability while beta tests overallrated mean of 4.78 “Excellent” on Functionality, 4.66 „Excellent” on Usability, 4.60“Excellent” on Efficiency and 4.80 “Excellent” on Portability. Respondents weresatisfied on the performance of the mixed reality application as manifested on theresults of the survey, 4.15 “Very Good” on users‟ acceptance and 4.50 “Excellent: onexperts‟ acceptance. Based on the data gathered from the respondents, the researchersrecommended the use of the developed mixed reality application in teaching science.Respondents recommendations were mainly focused on the improvement of thegraphics and user interface through adjustment of interactive buttons in theapplication. The researchers recommended for the future enhancement of theapplication to the future researchers the capability of the mixed reality application tobe available in iOS and personal computers