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Examining the Effectiveness of Clickers on Promoting Learning by Tracking the Evolution of Student Responses
written by Erica Watkins and Mel S. Sabella
Personal Response Systems or clickers have been used for a number of years to help create active learning environments in the lecture classroom.  Researchers have shown that the use of 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.  Even though clickers have been used for quite some time, there are relatively few research studies focusing on how student knowledge is enhanced through the use of clickers.  To contribute to this body of research, we compared student responses on exam questions to similar or identical clicker questions that were presented during lecture.  The analysis of the responses to both clicker and exam questions show how individual student knowledge evolves during instruction.  Although there is evidence of improvement during lecture, many students were unable to respond correctly when the questions were posed on the exam, despite the similarity in the questions.
Physics Education Research Conference 2008
Part of the PER Conference series
Edmonton, Canada: July 23-24, 2008
Volume 1064, Pages 223-226
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Education Practices
- Active Learning
- Technology
= Audience Response
General Physics
- Physics Education Research
- Lower Undergraduate
- Graduate/Professional
- Reference Material
= Research study
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https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3021260
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© 2008 American Institute of Physics
A hard copy of the PERC 2008 proceedings is available for purchase from the AIP.
DOI:
10.1063/1.3021260
NSF Numbers:
0618128
0632563
PACSs:
01.40.Fk
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01.40.G-
02.60.Pn
02.40.Ft
01.40.gb
01.40.Ha
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Keywords:
Clicker questions, PERC 2008, Personal Response Systems, Physics Education Research, educational aids, educational courses, educational technology, learning (artificial intelligence), philosophical aspects, problem solving, research and development management
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Metadata instance created September 25, 2008 by Jenny Rempel
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July 16, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
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E. Watkins and M. Sabella, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, 2008, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8107&DocID=738).
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E. Watkins and M. Sabella, Examining the Effectiveness of Clickers on Promoting Learning by Tracking the Evolution of Student Responses, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, 2008, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8107&DocID=738>.
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Watkins, E., & Sabella, M. (2008, July 23-24). Examining the Effectiveness of Clickers on Promoting Learning by Tracking the Evolution of Student Responses. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8107&DocID=738
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Watkins, Erica, and Mel Sabella. "Examining the Effectiveness of Clickers on Promoting Learning by Tracking the Evolution of Student Responses." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2008, Edmonton, Canada, July 23-24, 2008. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8107&DocID=738 (accessed 29 March 2024).
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Watkins, Erica, and Mel Sabella. "Examining the Effectiveness of Clickers on Promoting Learning by Tracking the Evolution of Student Responses." Physics Education Research Conference 2008. Edmonton, Canada: 2008. 223-226 Vol. 1064 of PER Conference. 29 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8107&DocID=738>.
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