A Survey of Smart Classroom Literature

Avneet Kaur,Giovanni Stea,Munish Bhatia

doi:10.3390/educsci12020086

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Abstract

Recently, there has been a substantial amount of research on smart classrooms, encompassing a number of areas, including Information and Communication Technology, Machine Learning, Sensor Networks, Cloud Computing, and Hardware. Smart classroom research has been quickly implemented to enhance education systems, resulting in higher engagement and empowerment of students, educators, and administrators. Despite decades of using emerging technology to improve teaching practices, critics often point out that methods miss adequate theoretical and technical foundations. As a result, there have been a number of conflicting reviews on different perspectives of smart classrooms. For a realistic smart classroom approach, a piecemeal implementation is insufficient. This survey contributes to the current literature by presenting a comprehensive analysis of various disciplines using a standard terminology and taxonomy. This multi-field study reveals new research possibilities and problems that must be tackled in order to integrate interdisciplinary works in a synergic manner. Our analysis shows that smart classroom is a rapidly developing research area that complements a number of emerging technologies. Moreover, this paper also describes the co-occurrence network of technological keywords using VOSviewer for an in-depth analysis.

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A classroom is an enclosed environment where teaching and learning take place
Evaluation is important for two main reasons: first, it provides guidance to the teacher about how well the students understand the concepts taught in class [141], and second, it awards ratings to the students [141]
Students will fill out an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) [144] or Optical Mark Reader (OMR) [145] sheet with the responses on a paper-based exam with objective-type questions

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A classroom is an enclosed environment where teaching and learning take place. It is the most important place of a learning institute and it allows for the transition of knowledge from a teacher to a group of students. The use of technical advances in the fields of signal processing, web technology, hardware, and applications in a smart classroom aids knowledge sharing [1,2]. A smart classroom is made up of various components that work together to provide an interactive and engaging learning environment that enhances teaching techniques, develops students’ abilities, raises their academic level, and allows them to engage more actively in the learning process. Side by side with these, innovations in pedagogy, regarding content delivery, student engagement, and assessment, contribute to making a classroom smart

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