Effect of Mobile-Augmented Reality (MAR) in Digital Encyclopedia on The Complex Problem Solving and Attitudes of Undergraduate Student

The study aimed to determine the effect of mobile augmented reality in the digital encyclopedia on complex problem-solving ability and responsible decision-making attitude of first-year students. The research was a quasi-experiment (quantitative research) with pretest and posttest methods. The population was first-year students of 2019/2020 in the Geography Education program, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Malang. The experimental group was from the PGEO6006-L class, and the control group was from the PGEO6006-A class, totaled 73 participants. Data were collected using a qualitative method using interviews and a quantitative method using a questionnaire for 4 weeks. The data analysis used an independent t-test to determine the effect of mobile augmented reality on students' complex problem-solving ability and responsible decision-making attitude in Cosmography class. The results indicated that mobile augmented reality in the digital encyclopedia has a significant effect on students' complex problem-solving ability and responsible decision-making attitude.