Abstract
Our paper presents a field study arranged at a Finnish primary school
where two classes and a total of 23 pupils between the ages of 6 and 8 trialed
an attendance supervision system supported by Near Field Communication
technology in 2008. In the trial the pupils marked their arrival at and
departure from the school by touching a reader device or NFC-enabled mobile
phone with a smart contactless card. The system simplified attendance
monitoring by replacing manual roll calls leaving thus more time for teaching.
Parents were able to receive real-time information on children’s attendance,
which reduced their concerns about whether their child had arrived at school
safely. Information about user experience was obtained by using a variety of
data collection methods. Children, as well as their teachers, became fast
familiar with the touch-based interaction, 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 but it seems that the system will serve primarily the teachers
and the parents.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the The Third International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services, and Technologies (UBICOMM 2009). Slierna, Malta, 11-16 October, 2009. |
| Publisher | IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| Pages | 22-30 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-7695-3834-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Keywords
- Near Field Communication
- NFC
- attendance supervision
- school
- children
- user experience
