Mental Health in School

Mental Health in School

Using blockchain technology to improve the educational process of elementary students: opportunities and challenges

Document Type : Review

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Primary teacher, education and training region three, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/jmhs.2024.455113.1028
Abstract
With the ever-increasing expansion of technologies in the field of education, the use of blockchain technology as a new and innovative tool to improve the educational process of elementary students has been considered as an issue. For this reason, the purpose of this research is Using blockchain technology to improve the educational process of elementary students: opportunities and challenges, which was done by reviewing and analyzing the content of documents. The search was carried out in the databases Web Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, Mag Iran, Normag and Jihad Davanghi and Civilica with keywords Blockchain, Technology, Education, Elementary Student. In this search, articles related to keywords were selected and analyzed. The review and analysis of the articles showed that the use of blockchain in education has the potential to strengthen the digital and mathematical abilities of students, and it also provides improved security, transparency, creating records of educational projects and job opportunities. This technology can create a fundamental improvement in the educational process and increase the quality of teaching and learning in primary courses.
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