cahtНаучный вестник МГТУ ГАCivil Aviation High Technologies2079-06192542-0119Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation (MSTU CA)10.26467/2079-0619-2025-28-3-25-35caht-2577Research ArticleТРАНСПОРТНЫЕ СИСТЕМЫTRANSPORTATION SYSTEMSТехнологии расширенной реальности в высшем образованииExtended reality technologies in higher educationГорбуновА. Л.GorbunovA. L.

Горбунов Андрей Леонидович, кандидат технических наук, доцент, доцент кафедры управления воздушным движением,

Москва.

Andrey L. Gorbunov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Air Traffic Management Chair,

Moscow.

 

a.gorbunov@mstuca.ruМосковский государственный технический университет гражданской авиацииРоссияMoscow State Technical University of Civil AviationRussian Federation2025100720252832535Copyright © Горбунов А.Л., 20252025Горбунов А.Л.Gorbunov A.L.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://avia.mstuca.ru/jour/article/view/2577

В последние несколько лет тематика расширенной (то есть виртуальной или дополненной) реальности в образовании приобрела такую популярность среди исследователей, что создает проблемы при подготовке обзоров работ по направлению: поиск только по базам Scopus и Web of Science дает несколько тысяч результатов, и это очевидно свидетельствует об актуальности и очень высокой востребованности данного инструментария. Однако большинство публикаций посвящено пилотным экспериментам по применению технологий расширенной реальности в образовании, они не затрагивают регулярную учебную практику (исключение – курсы для студентов IT-специальностей) и не используют проверенные методы для количественной оценки результатов исследований. Настоящая статья призвана заполнить указанные пробелы. Описывается использование в течение четырех лет (2021–2024) специально разработанного приложения дополненной реальности на практических занятиях при обучении студентов авиационного университета со специализацией на управлении воздушным движением. Это первый подобный опыт в вузах России. Для объективной количественной оценки этой работы применялся тест NASA-TLX, ставший де-факто стандартом авиакосмической индустрии при оценивании использования новых технологий и получивший широкое распространение в иных отраслях. Многолетнее применение и проверенный инструмент оценки позволяют предполагать, что полученные результаты и основанные на них рекомендации могут служить надежной основой для планирования дальнейших исследований и практического внедрения настоящих технологий в высшем образовании.

In the last few years, the topic of extended (i.e. virtual or augmented) reality in education has become so popular among researchers that it creates problems when preparing reviews of papers on the topic: a search of Scopus and Web of Science databases alone yields to several thousand results, which obviously indicates the relevance and very high demand for this tool. However, the majority of publications are dedicated to pilot studies exploring the integration of extended reality technologies in educational settings. They either do not address or only peripherally touch upon conventional educational practices, with the exception of IT-related courses. Additionally, there is a dearth of studies utilizing established methodologies for the quantitative evaluation of research outcomes.  This paper aims to fill these gaps. It describes the use of a specially developed augmented reality application in practical classes for four years (2021–2024) in the training of aviation university students majoring in air traffic control. The NASA-TLX test, which has become the de facto aerospace industry standard for evaluating the usage of new technologies and is widely adopted in other industries, was employed to objectively quantify this work. The long-term application and the validated assessment tool suggest that the findings and recommendations based on them can serve as a sound basis for planning further research and practical implementation of these technologies in higher education.

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