Abstract
Student attendance during classroom hours is important, because it impacts the academic performance of students. Consequently, several universities impose a minimum attendance percentage criterion for students to be allowed to attend examinations; therefore, recording student attendance is a vital task. Conventional methods for recording student attendance in the classroom, such as roll-call and sign-in, are an inefficient use of instruction time and only increase teachers’ workloads. In this study, we propose a Bluetooth Low Energy-based student positioning framework for automatically recording student attendance in classrooms. The proposed architecture consists of two components, an indoor positioning framework within the classroom and student attendance registration. Experimental studies using our method show that the Received Signal Strength Indicator fingerprinting technique that is used in indoor scenarios can achieve satisfactory positioning accuracy, even in a classroom environment with typically high signal interference. We intentionally focused on designing a basic system with simple indoor devices based on ubiquitous Bluetooth technology and integrating an attendance system with computational techniques in order to minimize operational costs and complications. The proposed system is tested and demonstrated to be usable in a real classroom environment at Rangsit University, Thailand.
Highlights
In academic institutions, recording student attendance consumes a significant amount of time per classroom session
Prior research [6] shows a strong relationship between regularity in classroom attendance and academic performance
We propose the system to contribute framework for the class attendance system with indoor positioning technology
Summary
In academic institutions, recording student attendance consumes a significant amount of time per classroom session. Recording student attendance is a common practice in many schools and universities, especially for those that implement a mandatory attendance policy [2,3,4]. The education system in Thailand attaches significant importance to student attendance in the class across all educational levels. At the undergraduate level, such as for science or engineering, the policy enforces a minimum of 80% attendance for a particular course or laboratory to permit students to write an end of term examination [5]. Prior research [6] shows a strong relationship between regularity in classroom attendance and academic performance. Institutions enforce a policy of recording student attendance in Information 2020, 11, 329; doi:10.3390/info11060329 www.mdpi.com/journal/information
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