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"Clickers"
enable more interaction between students and faculty in
classroom learning situations. Clickers are keypads which wirelessly
transmit student input to a receiver connected to a computer used by an
instructor. Typically, instructors use this sort of response
system
to present questions interspersed throughout a presentation, receiving
immediate feedback about student skills and knowledge. Clickers may
also be used for attendance, quizzes, group activities, and more.
In Summer 2006, SDSU standardized on the eInstruction
CPS
radio
frequency (RF) response system after a selection process
which included
input from SDSU faculty and students, as well as from other
universities with more experience with response systems. The
eInstruction system enables students to purchase their clickers in the
bookstore and use them in any class where the faculty member wants to
use a response system.
Faculty and students are finding clickers can help make
class
sessions more fun, relevant, and beneficial! In a survey of over 1200
CPS-using students at SDSU in the fall of 2006:
- 75% of students said that class clicker usage helps
them to
feel more involved in class
- 80% of students said that class clicker usage makes
them
more likely to attend class
- 83% of students said that their professor asks
clicker
questions which are important to their learning
- 87% of students said that class clicker usage makes
them
more likely to respond to a professor's questions
Use the links at left to learn more about clickers at
SDSU.
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