AUGMENTED REALITY IN EDUCATION: ENHANCING INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Abstract

The integration of Augmented Reality (AR) into educational settings offers a transformative potential for enhancing interactive learning environments by overlaying digital content onto realworld contexts. This article investigates how AR technologies facilitate immersive, engaging and collaborative learning experiences, supports conceptual understanding and fosters student motivation. We review key pedagogical frameworks, implementation tools and empirical evidence of AR in education, including growth trends and domainspecific improvements (illustrated through two charts). We also address critical barriers such as infrastructure, teacher readiness and evaluation challenges, and propose a roadmap for sustainable adoption. The findings suggest that AR can significantly enhance learning outcomes when thoughtfully aligned with pedagogy, curriculum and teacher developmentt.