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- Monitorização e análise pessoal dos estudantes utilizando smartphonesPublication . Paulo, Norberto Pinto; Baras, Karolina; Soares, Maria Luísa PereiraThis thesis describes the research conducted by integrating a data collection system on students’ smartphones to detect their behavioral changes, in order to use it as a tool to infer their state of mind. In recent years, education has been increasingly adapting to technological advances and the needs of students who increasingly use technology and technological resources. Therefore, there was a great interest in measuring the state of mind of students through their behavior, in order to help them get a better academic performance. During the investigation, a two-stage experimental study was performed, where the system developed was installed in smartphones of participants, to determine their behavior. The first phase of the study aimed at verifying the students' behavioral changes in stressed periods, by collecting usage data of the device and the state of mind of students. The second phase of the study also was to verify behavioral changes of students but in this case during periods with less stress. However, the findings of this exploratory approach proved to be limited to fully understand the behavioral changes of the students between the more stressed and quieter periods.
- Supporting Students' Mental Health and Academic Success Through Mobile App and IoTPublication . Baras, Karolina; Soares, Luísa; Lucas, Carla Vale; Oliveira, Filipa; Paulo, Norberto Pinto; Barros, ReginaSmartphones have become devices of choice for running studies on health and well-being, especially among young people. When entering college,students often face many challenges,such as adaptation to new situations, establish new interpersonal relationships, heavier workload and shorter deadlines, teamwork assignments and others. In this paper, the results of four studies examining students’ well being and mental health as well as student’s perception of challenges and obstacles they face during their academic journey are presented. In addition, a mobile application that acts as a complement to a successful tutoring project implemented at the authors’ University is proposed. The application allows students to keep their schedules and deadlines in one place while incorporating virtual tutor features. By using both, the events from the student’s calendar and his or her mood indicators, the application sends notifications accordingly. These notifications encompass motivational phrases, time management guidelines, as well as relaxation tips.