Wearable solution for assessing physiological arousal towards students' interest and engagement in the classroom

Abstract

The subject of this paper are the possibilities of application of wearable computing, Internet of Things and mobile technologies for stress management in education environment. A number of everyday situations if unpleasant may cause stress. Students are frequently under the stress that comes from lifestyle changes, tight deadlines, separation from home, changes in the social environment, or arousal when taking exams. Likewise, stress may occur from lack of understanding classes throughout semester. Currently, students are rating overall quality of the course at the end of the semester via anonymous surveys before they get their grades. Professors usually don't have feedback as of whether students have understood every lesson. In this paper we propose wearable solution for assessing physiological arousal towards students' interest and engagement in the classroom. In addition, we will propose mobile application that will enable the evaluation of each teaching unit. The research focus will be on implementation of system which consist of mobile application and wearable system for assessing physiological arousal in students.