Modern Technology in the Form of Mobile Applications of Augmented Reality in Human Biology Education for Future School Teachers

With the development of new technologies, there is a growing demand for the implementation of modern teaching methods in university education. An important part of education is the training of future teachers. New technologies and modern teaching methods make study more attractive and provide students with greater motivation to understand concepts. In our paper, we present "augmented reality" technology as part of the use of mobile technologies in biology education for future primary school teachers. The research carried out for students of the first year of bachelor study at the Faculty of Education, Comenius University. We used constructivist theories of learning by using these "augmented reality" applications to understand anatomical concepts. The research findings confirmed that the students motivated by the new method, easily acquired new knowledge, cooperated very well and their learning was constructive. However, not all selected applications were eligible for the activity. Some applications (e.g. "AR Human Anatomy" and "The Brain App") had simple and poorly elaborated graphics. However, all students enjoyed the activity using the AR mobile apps and everyone agree to use the AR apps in their future practice.