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Personal Response Systems (PRS)- Pedagogy & Practice

Personal Response Systems (PRS)- Pedagogy & Practice. Dr. A Oliver (LTDU) & Indra Jones (CELT). Aim. To promote the creative use of PRS in a variety of learning & teaching contexts. Intended Outcomes : for participants to Have a practical PRS experience today

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Personal Response Systems (PRS)- Pedagogy & Practice

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  1. Personal Response Systems (PRS)- Pedagogy & Practice Dr. A Oliver (LTDU) & Indra Jones (CELT)

  2. Aim • To promote the creative use of PRS in a variety of learning & teaching contexts. • Intended Outcomes : for participants to • Have a practical PRS experience today • Identify the potential use of PRS’ to their everyday teaching/learning approaches

  3. The Background • Growing use in UK Higher Education. • Increases student interaction. • Provides student & teacher feedback. • Useful for some types of Assessments. • Can stimulate debate. • Anonymity of responses beneficial. • Increased Motivation • Fun

  4. PRS & Some related Theories of Learning • Bloom’s Taxonomy- Tests levels 6 of Abstraction. • Operant Conditioning- (Re-enforcement of learning – Part of SR theory- B.F.Skinner. • Motivational Theories- Achievement e.g. Maslow’s. • Thurstone’s 7 Primary Mental Abilities VC,M, WF,NO,PS,S and R.

  5. Example 1 • How many Primary Mental Abilities (PMA’s) described in the previous slide? a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8

  6. Example 2 • Which of the following described the PMA’s ? a. Skinner b. Blooms c. Thurstone d. Maslow

  7. Example 3 • The current QAA Code on assessment is number : a. 1 b. 4 c. 6 d. 7 e. 9

  8. Example 4 • How many principles does the UH assessment have ? a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 e. 9

  9. And finally… • Evaluation : how useful did you find this session on PRS? a. Useful b. Very useful c. Somewhat useful d. Not Sure e. A waste of time

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