Abstract:

The use of augmented reality has become increasingly important in education, and its applications are vastly used in many areas of education. Especially for individuals who need special education, augmented reality applications that detect their hands and bodies could be very applicable for teaching imitation, games, creative and motor skills. The purpose of the research is to determine the opinions of classroom teachers who have students with special education needs in their classes about the applied augmented reality given by the researchers. The phenomenology pattern, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The research participants consist of eight classroom teachers who work in different schools in the central district of Amasya province and volunteered to participate in the research. In this research, the purposive sampling method was used, and a semi-structured interview form consisting of structured questions was prepared as the data collection tool within the scope of the study. Qualitative data analysis was used to analyze the data in the research, and the data was analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. Modelling, graphics, and matrices were used to present the data. The data obtained were categorized under five themes, namely “the concept of augmented reality,” “contribution of augmented reality to the learning process,” “the use of augmented reality in lessons and topics,” “the impact of augmented reality on learning,” “recommendations regarding the use of augmented reality.” Based on the research findings, it was concluded that the augmented reality application concretizes the teaching process, is effective in better understanding the lessons, makes the lessons fun and positively increases the students' motivation during the lesson. It is believed that this study will be so beneficial for classroom teachers.

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