Fields Where the Internet of Things is Used in Education and Effects on These Fields

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the fields where the Internet of Things (IoT) technology is used in education and to investigate its effects on these fields. In this scope, the fields where IoT studies are carried out in education, the effects of these studies on education and the technologies used in these studies have been examined. In this study, which used document analysis method; the searches were conducted in the “Web of Science” and “ERIC” databases with the keywords “internet of things” and “education”. It was noted that the studies selected during the searching included an IoT application for education. In this context, 748 studies have been reached until May 2020. Since 617 of these studies did not meet the specified criteria, the remaining 131 studies were analyzed. As a result of the analysis; it has been observed that IoT is used more in ubiquitous learning, engineering education, e-learning, laboratory practices. In addition, IoT in education; It is seen that it has the potential to increase access to information from anywhere, student-content interaction, and distance interaction of students to application environments in educational environments. It is noteworthy that in the applications made, the development in sensors, modules, smart devices and network infrastructure is benefited the most.