Concentrating learners’ attention during distance learning with IoT sensors

Abstract

Issues related to the use of IoT sensors are becoming more and more relevant in every significant public sphere. Undoubtedly, this includes the educational environment, especially during the distance learning, as during it a lot of new challenges and needs to students and teachers alike have emerged. Therefore, exploring the ways of using IoT sensors for successful implementation of learning activities and its regulation is quite a priority at the moment. Hence, the purpose of this study is to assess the impact of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies on enhancing the quality and effectiveness of distance learning in higher education institutions in Kazakhstan. The methods of this study involved conducting a systematic review of academic databases to identify and analyze peer-reviewed articles on the use of IoT sensors in enhancing student concentration during distance learning. It should be noted that the study was conducted within the framework of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, in particular, educational and professional activities of master’s degree students in Smart City specialty. Hence, the work obtained a set of results, important and priority for the development of educational environment. Accordingly, they are divided into both theoretical and practical aspects. In particular, the theoretical content and properties of such concepts as IoT sensors, pedagogical methods, and student concentration were studied in the paper. As for the practical part, it focuses more on the isolated parts of the general issue under study, in particular, the direct approaches and ways of using IoT sensors in order to enhance students’ concentration, have been established. The practical significance of the conducted research is revealed in the fact that its results can be used both as a scientific source for future research papers and as a methodological material during the development of curricula and programmes.