Abstract
Near Field Communication Technology (NFC)-enabled attendance
supervision trial was arranged at a primary school in Finland during the fall
2008. Total of 23 pupils between ages of 6 and 8 participated in the trial
with an emphasis on security. Pupils marked their arrival at and departure
from school by touching a smart card reader device or an NFC-enabled mobile
phone with a contactless smart card. Teachers did not need to mark pupils'
absences or delays in the backend system leaving thus more time for teaching
and also enabling parents to receive real-time information on children's
attendance. This paper analyzes the data related to the adoption and design
process of a novel technology in a school setting. Information about user
experience was obtained by using a variety of data collection methods. The
findings were analyzed from the viewpoint of three end-user groups, namely
children, parents and teachers. Children, as well as their teachers, became
very fast familiar with the login/logout process, and the attendance
supervision was soon integrated into their everyday school routines. Our
analysis shows that a technology-supported attendance supervision system can
bring value for all end-user groups.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery ACM |
Pages | 36-45 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-60558-846-9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, MUM 2009 - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 22 Nov 2009 → 25 Nov 2009 |
Conference
Conference | 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, MUM 2009 |
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Abbreviated title | MUM 2009 |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Cambridge |
Period | 22/11/09 → 25/11/09 |
Keywords
- near field communication (NCF)
- school environment
- children
- school attendance supervision
- user experience