Keywords
adhd
Abstract
Lack of attention, often exacerbated for students diagnosed with ADHD, can lead to students falling behind in class and achieving less than what they are capable of. To help students become aware of their attention patterns in particular classes and receive personalized coping strategies, a wearable device (the SAM-EE: Student Attention Monitoring for Educational Enhancement) has been developed to measure blink rates. The device consists of a pair of glasses with an attached camera which displays a graph of blink rates via a web application. The SAM-EE system can accurately report differing blink rates that correlate with attentiveness. This prototype serves as a discreet method for supplying students, counselors, and teachers with information about classroom inattention which can help optimize students’ learning experiences.
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