http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/education/28neck.html?ref=technology
Students Click, and a Quiz Becomes a Game
Mr. Sckalor said that he was sold on the clickers because he could check on the progress of every student, not just the ones who frequently raised their hands and tended to dominate the discussions.
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I feel that not only does it help the teacher know how well the class is doing as a whole immediately during the lecture rather than after a written quiz, it also offers an opportunity to help students know how well they are doing compared to the rest of thier classmates!
Great article. Shall we suggest Ben to adopt this technology in class?
Michelle, I guess I could get response from Ben soon about whether I could give you the normal distribution of eac quizz
In high school, we used this kind of thing in my statistics class. At first it was kind of intimidating, but its really a discrete way to know how you are doing, and the teacher to be able to test you quickly.
But, doing math on a screen is just not the same as looking at a piece of paper....there seems some disadvantages to this. It makes the whole solving process seeme worthless and puts all the empasis on the final answer.
Mixed feelings.......
I was really interested in reading this article, because I recently went to a chemistry lecture at UC San Diego and it was the first time I had ever seen technology being used like this. The lecture hall was huge and it was primarily utilized for pop quizzes in class. The students said it was very fast, saved paper, and was really convenient for the professor. Perhaps we will be seeing these clickers in our Communication classes in the future!
This is a super interesting approach to interacting in the classroom. I might be intimidated by this technology at first - i wouldn't want the other students to know when i got the answer to a question wrong. But, this technology would definitely spice up the boredom of lectures.
Actually in my COMM 200 class we use clickers and I believe it is not only a helpful way to see how you are doing, but to see how well you and your classmates compare.
With this enthusiasm on this technology, we should encourage Ben to have a try, seriously...
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