TEACHING SPATIAL GEOMETRY THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITY

Abstract

This article describes the observation of spatial geometry learning through the Geometrix augmented reality application, and aims to verify how the use of technology impacts spatial geometry learning. Historically, there is evidence that students have difficulties in learning about spatial geometry, thus seeking a digital technological alternative through an augmented reality application called Geometrix. The objective learning of 72 volunteer students was objectively observed, divided into two groups of a municipal public school, located in the municipality of Arapiraca, Alagoas. From this, a comparison was made between the groups: one with the use of the augmented reality application and the other not. It was observed during the intervention process that the group that used the Geometrix application presented a significant number of correct answers compared to what did not. This, in turn, presented difficulties in understanding and performing the activity in which they had to identify faces, vertices and edges in printed three-dimensional figures, thus it is evident that the use of the augmented reality application contributes significantly to the learning of spatial geometry.