The influence of the use of augmented reality media on the STEM literacy of primary school students

Abstract

The development of the digital-based technology era requires elementary school students to master STEM literacy. However, based on literature reviews and initial measurements of elementary school students' STEM abilities, innovation is needed to improve. This research aims to determine the effect of augmented reality media on elementary school students' STEM literacy. This research is a quasi-experiment using a nonequivalent control group design. This research was carried out on 50 elementary school students. This research shows that the Independent Sample T Test produces a significance value (two-tailed) < 0.05. This result indicates a difference in the average STEM literacy between elementary school students who use augmented reality learning media and elementary school students who use conventional learning media. The intermediate understanding of STEM literacy for students in classes that use learning media is higher than for students who learn through traditional media. These findings prove that using augmented reality learning media effectively increases elementary school students' STEM literacy. This research implies that augmented reality media can be an alternative solution for increasing elementary school students' STEM literacy.