| Summary: | This paper aims at synthesizing the literature on the use of AR and VR for teaching scientific disciplines to identify strengths and weaknesses for student’s learning. Articles published in peer reviewed journals has been searched on Google Scholar from 2018. The results highlighted a great variety of studies’ methodology, field of applications, technology, target groups and outcomes. The growing interest in this topic is due to the emerging benefits for learning achievements, attitudes and motivations. Further studies are necessary to understand the type of technologies to be used in different contexts and to focus on learners’ characteristics, and its impact on learning outcomes. It is necessary to improve students’ and teachers’ digital competence, supporting them in designing educational intervention for the acquisition of scientific skills.
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