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Examining the Effectiveness of Clickers on Promoting Learning by Tracking the Evolution of Student Responses
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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
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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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/quantum/items/detail.cfm?ID=8107">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.</a>
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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 July 11, 2026, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8107&DocID=738
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 11 July 2026).
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. 11 July 2026 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8107&DocID=738>.
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