Effects of AR Educational Games on Spatial Ability of Primary School Students

Augmented Reality (AR) technology has shown great prospects in education, and AR educational games are an important field within AR technology. Spatial ability is crucial for elementary school students, particularly in STEM subjects. However, it remains unclear whether primary school students can enhance their spatial ability development when learning with AR educational games. In this study, an AR educational game was designed and developed for primary school students in grades 3–4 to learn content related to three-view perspectives. A total of 66 students participated in this experiment. The experimental group used AR educational game for teaching activities, and the control group used traditional education mode for teaching. Pre- and post-test were taken, the purpose of the current study is to learn about the effect of AR-based educational game and the students' attitudes to AR-based educational game. The experimental results show that the use of AR educational game in mathematics class can improve the spatial ability (mental rotation, spatial orientation) of primary school students, and primary school students are very willing to learn in this way.