TECH-CLASS: A Geofencing-Driven Attendance Management System for Higher Education

Abstract

Reliable and verifiable attendance monitoring continues to be a significant difficulty in higher education, as traditional manual and digital solutions are susceptible to fraudulent attendance and administrative inefficiencies. This study introduces TECH-CLASS, a geofencing mobile attendance system that automates the validation of physical presence through location-aware triggers. The system, developed with Android Studio, Google’s Geofencing API, and Firebase Realtime Database, underwent evaluation via functional testing and a System Usability Scale (SUS) assessment with 50 students at UiTM Machang. The results indicate a SUS score of 95.2 and a complete correspondence of 100% between geofence-triggered detection and verified in-class presence. The system's innovation is attributed to its adaptive geofence setup, integration of academic-specific workflows, and real-time synchronisation, which are absent in current institutional or prototype solutions. Recognised constraints encompass indoor GPS inconsistency, exclusive Android compatibility, and reliance on stable connectivity. TECH-CLASS exhibits significant potential as a scalable attendance verification solution, with next studies aimed at cross-platform compatibility and improved indoor positioning precision