WiLearn: Design and Implementation of a Microlearning System that Utilizes a Captive Portal of Wi-Fi
Koushi Hiraoka, Shuta Matsuo, Yutaka Arakawa, Yugo Nakamura · 2023
Internet use is expanding along with the spread of smartphones and the promotion of digital use, but information security literacy is required to use the Internet safely. This paper addresses these challenges by focusing on the potential of microlearning and nudge theory to support continuous learning to solve these problems and presents a novel learning system that utilizes a Wi-Fi landing portal that appears as a dialog or a browser. To assess the effectiveness of the proposed system, we conducted a comparative analysis of information security test scores before and after the operation of the learning system and questionnaire-based evaluation. The results showed that the analysis of answer scores before and after the operation of the learning system was significant$(\mathrm{p} < 0.05)$, indicating an improvement in scores. It was also found that using interface information with nudges effectively motivated participants to engage in repeated learning behaviors. However, it should be noted that frequent interventions might reduce acceptability, and the psychological burden arising from task interruptions needs to be taken into account.