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AudienceResponseSystemsasaninstrumentofqualityassuranceinacademicteaching
OrtrunGröblingerMichaelKopp
07/03/2016
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• AudienceResponseSystems?• Innovativeteachingtechnology?• QualityAssuranceTool?• Masslectureascasestudy• Conclusions
Whatthisisallabout
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• Interactionduringmasslecturesisverylimited• Studentsdohardlyaskquestions• Opportunitytogivefeedbackwiththehelpofmultiplechoicequestions• UsingWiFi technology• “BringYourOwnDevice“approach
AudienceResponseSystems
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• Shiftfromabehavioristconcepttoaconstructivistapproach• ARSfosterstudent´sparticipationandattracttheirattention• ARSsupporttheunderstandingoftheprovidedcontent• ARSassistlecturersinassessingstudentcomprehension• Misconceptionscanbeidentifiedandinstructionstrategiescanbealtered• Giving,receivingandanalyzingfeedbackisaveryimportantpartofqualityassurance
Innovativeteachingtechnology
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• Preparingadequatequestionsisalotofwork• Therightamountofquestionshastobeplannedcarefully• ARS-votings maybestressfulforstudents• Studentsmaybeconcernedthattheirresponsesarebeingmonitoredandsavedtothesystem• Technicalinfrastructure(e.g.WiFi)maynotworkproperlyandstudentsmayrefusetousetheirowndevices
ChallengesinusingARS
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Casestudy
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• ARSwasusedinthelecture“FundamentalsofManagement”,heldinwinter-term2015attheUniversityofInnsbruck• 550enrolledstudents,392loggedintheARS• 3lecturers,2oftheminvolvedintheuseofARS• 4questionsdisplayedinthefirstlecture• Displayedquestionswerepartofthequestionsofthefinalexam• ARSnovawasusedasARS• 82studentsfilledinthequestionnaire
Generalsettings
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Didacticdimension
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• 65%feltadequatelyinformedaboutthesystembeforethefirstuse(n=82)• 82%copedwellwiththefirstuseofthesystem(n=82)• 58%wouldhavepreferredmorequestions(n=80)• 67%assessedtheavailableresponsetimeasadequate(n=80)
Didactic dimension
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Technicaldimension
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Students´ perspective
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• Students´ responseabouttheuseofARSnova isgenerallypositive• Studentslikedtoparticipateinthelectureinamoreactiveway• Studentscouldverifytheirknowledgeregardingtothelecture´ssubject• Immediatefeedbackfromlecturersafteransweringthequestionswashighlyappreciated• Studentsgotanimpressionwhatthefinalexamwilllooklike
Students´ perspective
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• Qualitativeinterviewswithresponsiblelecturers• LecturersfoundARSnova easytouse,ittookthem2hourstogetusedtothesystem• Lecturersappreciatedtechnicalsupportinthelecturehall• Quantitativefeedbackispreferredoverqualitativefeedback• LecturerssharetheimpressionofstudentsthatARSnova fosteredtheunderstandingofthelecture´scontent• UsingARSnova isseenasabigdidacticchallenge• BothlecturerswoulduseARSnova again
Lecturers´ perspective
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• StudentsandlecturerscopewellwiththeuseofARS• ARSareverysuitabletogiveandreceivefeedback• ARSfostertheengagementofstudentsandlecturers• Concerningdidactics,ARScreateanadditionalbenefit• AsanefficientfeedbacktoolARSareavaluableinstrumentofqualityassurance
Conclusions
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DIOrtrunGröblingerUniversityof Innsbruck
Dr.MichaelKoppUniversityof Graz
[email protected]:@koanmi
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