Classroom Attentiveness Classification Tool (ClassACT): The System Introduction

The Classroom Attentiveness Classification Tool (ClassACT) is a system designed to monitor student attentiveness in a variety of instructional phases within the learning environment: lectures, group work, assessments, etc. By collecting information about the user, the user's environment, and the device itself via the various sensors built in to the tablet, processing the data, and then passing it to a classifier, ClassACT can distinguish between attentive and inattentive behavior. In the case of the formal assessment, which is the first case to be implemented, ClassAct can detect signs of academic dishonesty, as well. The system minimizes the reliance on specialized equipment and plug-n-play sensors, which reduces costs to classrooms, schools or universities wanting to implement ClassACT. Lower costs also makes this system easily extendable to online learning.