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Evaluation of Electronic Flashcards as a Tool to Improve Exam Readiness. Dr. Susan Murray EMSE Department. How Do Students Study?. Survey of 23 undergraduate students in a Fall 2013 Operations Management class at Missouri S&T. Electronic Flashcards.
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Evaluation of Electronic Flashcards as a Tool to Improve Exam Readiness Dr. Susan Murray EMSE Department
How Do Students Study? Survey of 23 undergraduate students in a Fall 2013 Operations Management class at Missouri S&T
Electronic Flashcards • Students were given the option of developing flashcards for extra credit • They were available for the students to study for the comprehensive final exam • 21 of 23 chosen to create a set of cards for a book chapter • For a prior class an Ed Tech student work who was a class member created a set
Flashcards • The cards were made in Quizlet.com
Viewing the Flashcards • Quizlet website • Blackboard • iphone or Android
How Easy Was It to Access and Use The Flashcards? • 17 said “easy” • 4 said “somewhat easy” • 1 said “somewhat difficult” • “hard to change sets, would like if they were compiled into one set”
How Did You View the Flashcards? • 35% on Blackboard • 74% on Quizlet website • 26% on iPhone • Several students used more than one method
Technical Problems NONE
Why Don’t You Make Flashcards? • A common response as to why the student did not make traditional flashcards was “takes time to make them”. • “I can’t find the paper cards to make them.”
Open Ended Comments • “I found it very helpful as a review tool for the exam and wish I knew about it sooner; much easier than handwriting flashcards.” • There was one student who preferred the traditional paper format, “I like to use paper instead of reading off a screen.”
Conclusions • The set prepared by a single student with the instructor were better, more consistent cards. • There were some concepts selected by the student that the instructor deemed not significant enough to warrant inclusion and a few overlooked by the student.
Conclusions • The cards created by an entire class, varied in quality and format. • Some students put an excessive amount of wording on the cards. • The instructor had to review and edit them. • Even with shortcomings, the electronic flashcards were well received by the students.