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Clickers in the Classroom: Enhancing Interactive Learning

Learn about the benefits of using clickers in the classroom to promote active learning and improve student engagement. This article discusses the impact of clickers on learning outcomes and presents students' opinions on their effectiveness.

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Clickers in the Classroom: Enhancing Interactive Learning

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  1. Clickers in the Classroom: An Active Learning Approach Margie MartynPublished November 2, 2007 http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/clickers-classroom-active-learning-approach By: Hulda Destin

  2. What is a Clicker • Tiny Remote (hand held devices) • Wireless response system • Faculty to request information then students are to respond • FAST feedback • Visual feedback

  3. Active Learning • The use of Clickers in a classroom setting enables the students as well as the teacher to become interactive.. It is one of the good strategies in teaching, so I suggest Instructors should use this to maintain interactive learning... • Many students are active learners • Lecture courses rarely promote active learning • Class discussions • Iclickers promote active learning • Recall Questions ONE MINUTE VIDEO

  4. Clickers vs. Class Discussion • Using clickers - student response systems - seems to boost learning outcomes, but Margaret Martyn asks whether it is the clickers or active learning pedagogies that is the cause. • Two groups with clickers • Two groups without • The Study investigated if it produced higher learning outcomes

  5. Clickers vs. Class Discussion • study took place at a small, liberal arts college in the Midwestern United States • Mean for the group using clickers was 85.80 • Mean for group using discussion was 87.19

  6. Students Opinion • SEVEN question perception survey amongst • the 92 students • Mean scores for students who used clickers • were consistently higher!

  7. Highlights • Participate anonymously • EVERYONE participate • In-class quizzes • Feedback to instructor • Opinion Polls • Vote • Clicker Wars

  8. Pitfalls • Discussion more effective • Forgotten clicker • Various types • Cost efficient

  9. My Opinion • Favor • Gets everyone involved • Not judged off only oral presentation

  10. Questions • Do you prefer clickers over class discussion? • Do you know of any other ways of using clickers in the classroom?

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