Benefits of Clickers

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Benefits of Clickers For Teachers and Students

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Benefits of Clickers. For Teachers and Students. Teacher Benefits. Increased Attendance. Teacher Benefits. Track each individual students progress. Teacher Benefits. Encourages all students to answer. Teacher Benefits. Ability to revamp lesson to meet the student’s needs. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Benefits of Clickers

For Teachers and Students

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Teacher Benefits

Increased Attendance

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Teacher Benefits

Track each individual students progress.

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Teacher Benefits

Encourages all students to answer

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Teacher Benefits

Ability to revamp lesson to meet the student’s needs.

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Student Benefits

Immediate feedback on answers given.

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Student Benefits

Creates anonymity for students, that promotes involvement.

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Student Benefits

Creates an active learning environment with group discussion.

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Resources• Bruff, D.(2010). Vanderbilt Center for learning. In Classroom

Response Systems (“Clickers”).  Retrieved Nov. 10, 2010, from

http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teachingguides/technology/clickers/. • Carmichael, J. (2009). Team-Based Learning Enhances performance in

Introductory Biology. Journal of College Science Teaching. 38(4):54

• Hatch, J., Jensen, M., Moore, R. (2005). Manna from Heaven or “Clickers” from Hell. Journal of College Science Teaching. 34(7):36

 • Koening, K. (2010). Building Acceptance for Pedagogical Reform Through

Wide-Scale Implementation of Clickers. Journal of College Science Teaching, Jan/Feb. 46-51. 

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Resources• Martyn, M.. (2007). Educause Quarterly. In Clickers in the Classroom: An

Active Learning ApproachClickers in the Classroom: An Active Learning Approach. Retrieved Nov. 10, 2010, from http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ClickersintheClassroomAnActive/157458.

• Office Of Classroom Management Student Response Systems Overview, (2008). University of Michigan Office of Classroom management.

In Student response Systems Overview. Retrieved Nov. 10, 2010. From http://www.classroom.umn.edu/support/support-srs.html.

 • Reay, N.W., L. Pengfei, and L. Bao.2008. Testing a new voting machine

question methodology. American Journal of Physics 76 (2): 171–178.

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Resources• Ribbens, E. (2007). Why I like Clicker Personal Response Systems.

Journal of College of Science Teaching. 37(2):60. • Salemi, M.K. (2009). Clickenomics: Using a Classroom Response System

to Increase Student Engagement in a Large-Enrollment Principles of Economics Course. Journal of Economic Education.Vol. 40(4), 385-405.

• Schaffhauser, D., (2010). Campus Technology. In Clickers in the Classroom at U Wisconsion-Madison. Retrived Nov. 10, 2010. from http://

campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/20/clickers-in-the-classroom- at-u-wisconsin-madison.aspx.

• Skinner, S. (2009). On Clickers, Questions, and Learning. Journal of College of Science Teaching. 38(4): 20.

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Resources• Trees, A., and M. Jackson. 2007. The learning environment in clicker

classrooms: Student processes of learning and involvement in large university-level courses using student response systems. Learning, Media and Technology 32 (1):21-40.