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| Abstract Title: | Examining the Effectiveness of Clickers on Student Learning by Tracking Student Responses |
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| Abstract: | Clickers have been used for a number of years to help create active learning environments in the lecture classroom [1,2]. Researchers have shown that clickers stimulate student-student and student-lecturer interaction. In addition, students value the use of clickers and feel that these devices contribute to their understanding [3]. Unfortunately, there are few research studies focusing on how knowledge is enhanced through their use. To contribute to this body of research, we compared student responses on exam questions to similar or identical clicker questions presented during lecture. Analysis of the responses to clicker and exam questions show how individual student knowledge evolves during instruction. Although there is evidence of improvement during lecture, our results indicate that many students struggled when the questions were posed on exams. In this poster, we present the findings from this study and discuss how open-ended questions and interviews allow us to better understand how clickers are affecting our instructional environment. supported by NSF Grant #DUE-0618128 [1] N. W. Reay, L. Bao, P. Li, R. Warnakulasooriya, and G. Baugh, "Toward the effective use of voting machines in physics lectures," Am. J. Phys., Vol. 73, No. 6, 554-558 (2005). [2] N. W. Reay, P. Li, L. Bao, "Testing a New Voting MachineQuestion Methodology," Am. J. Phys., Vol. 76, No. 2, 171-178 (2008). [3] I. D. Beatty, W. J. Gerace, W. J. Leonard, and R. J. Dufresne, "Designing effective questions for classroom response system teaching," Am. J. Phys. Vol. 74, No. 1, 31-39 (2006). |
| Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster |
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Author/Organizer Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Erica P. Watkins Chicago State University Dept. of Chemistry and Physics 9501 S. King Drive - SCI 232 Chicago, IL 60640 Phone: 773-995-2172 Fax: 773-995-3809 |
| Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Mel S. Sabella |
