Υποβολή Διπλωματικής Εργασίας: Submission #122

Περίληψη (Αγγλική μετάφραση) The purpose of this dissertation is the design and implementation of interactive educational material for the subject Applications in Tourism with the methodology of supplementary school EXAE (distance education), with the use of ICT and with emphasis on the use of augmented reality applications. This educational material will then be evaluated by experts, as well as by students of EPAL (Vocational High School) and teachers, in terms of its quality, suitability and usability.
Issues of usability of the material, better understanding and development of critical thinking skills through the use of the material were examined. The work is a quality research project with elements of action research, accompanied by feedback from fellow teachers of the same subject and the students of EPAL, as a supplementary use.
Research questions related to whether the educational material is governed by the principles and methodology of distance education as well as whether the educational material has been created in accordance with the principles of Multimedia Learning were examined. As well as issues of material usability, better understanding and development of critical thinking skills through the use of material. The work is a qualitative research project with elements of action research, accompanied by feedback from both experts, ie experts in the theory of distance education and the fellow teachers of the same subject and also students of EPAL, for complementary use
The sample of the research consisted of four teachers of secondary education and fourteen students of the third grade of EPAL.
The data collection method consists of closed and open type questionnaires. The application of the supplementary material was done according to the supplementary learning model. The participants in the supplementary school EXAE are students of the conventional school while at the same time they attend from a distance some courses that are either offered in their school or are not included in the curriculum.
For data analysis, content analysis was implemented through a specialized software ATLAS.ti.
According to the results of the research, both teachers and students agree that the use of complementary educational material can contribute to a better understanding of the content of learning. Also, all educators agree that the use of complementary educational material can contribute to the development of critical thinking skills through the use of interactive applications and augmented reality applications.
The positive attitude of the students was reflected with the participation of all, except the teaching hours, in order to participate in the activities, since it concerns them directly regarding their future development.
And finally, the view of experts will come to complete this entire effort of the valuation of this complementary interactive educational material.