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This paper evaluates an embodied learning intervention with augmented reality features, for teaching the phenomenon of the seasons. It was conducted at the Elementary Education Department of the University of Western Macedonia among 62 sixth grade students. The goal was to explore the learning effects of an easily reproducible environment created with accessible hardware.
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Anastasiadou, E., Xefteris, S., Palaigeorgiou, G. (2022). IntraPlanet: An Embodied Approach of Teaching the Seasons Using Augmented Reality. In: Auer, M.E., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) New Realities, Mobile Systems and Applications. IMCL 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 411. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96296-8_17
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