Internet-of-Things Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment for STEM Education: A Review of Literature

Abstract

The exponentially growing Internet of Things (IoT) market presents compelling opportunities for innovators to develop and create meaningful applications affecting everyday life. This shifting IoT paradigm is placing new demands on educational institutions to train students with IoT-relevant skills. Numerous education researchers continue to document the implementation of IoT-based curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment techniques for STEM education. In this paper, we systematically reviewed this literature and identified 60 journal articles and conference papers that have reported implementing IoT curriculum and associated instructional approaches, educational technologies, and assessment strategies for K-12 and university students. The curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment strategies presented in these studies were analyzed in the context of the sensing, networking, services, and interface layers of the IoT technology paradigm. The review identifies best educational practices and synthesizes actionable strategies for educators to implement effective IoT learning experiences for students. These strategies leverage low-cost IoT hardware, open-source IoT software, active learning-based instructional approaches, and direct/indirect assessment methods. As IoT education becomes increasingly pervasive, the review and strategies provided in this paper may serve as a guide for future educational efforts.

Math Balance Aids based on Internet of Things for Arithmetic Operational Learning

“…From the software aspect, applications must be developed by considering aspects of the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). There is potential for UI/UX development to develop applications for IoT systems by considering user personas and human factor considerations so that the resulting application is an application that is easy, interactive, and convenient for users (teachers, students, and education staff) [31].…”

Large-scale experiment in STEM education for high school students using artificial intelligence kit based on computer vision and Python

“…The second features an RGB LED (D9) capable of emitting red, green, or blue light. Additionally, the board includes both active and passive buzzers [ 29 ]. Fig.…”

Integrating Sensors in Products: A New Tool for Design Education

“…Thus, frameworks for teaching the IoT require course on embedded sensors (Raikar et al, 2018). A review of the literature on IoT teaching (Abichandani et al, 2022) highlights that for the embedded sensors part, the pedagogical approach rely mostly on low cost IoT prototyping solutions such as Arduino or Raspberry Pi (El-Abd, 2017). These are simple and accessible technical means to teach the students the live feedback of embedded sensors data informing about the product, its environment and its user (Teikari et al, 2012).…”