Use Of Clickers And Peer Instruction To Build Classroom Community

Use of Clickers and Peer Instruction to Build Classroom Community
Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong, Ph.D.
Amy Thornton, M.S.
The University of Southern Mississippi

Question
What level of experience do you have with clickers?
I use them in class.
I have heard of them but never used them.
This is the first time I have heard about them.

Question
Are you…..?
Faculty
Administrator
Tech support staff
Instructional designer

Audience Response Systems or Clickers

Audience Response Systems or Clickers
Handheld devices
Television remote controls
Transmit students’ responses to multiple-choice questions
Using either infrared (IR) or radio frequency (RF) technology
PowerPoint presentations

Use of Clickers
Assessing students’ prior knowledge
Checking students’ misunderstanding of new material
Starting/launching class discussion
Administering tests and quizzes during lecture
Gathering feedback on teaching and learning

Use of Clickers
Recording class attendance and participation
Compensate for the passive, one-way communication
Ending attrition
Student’s learning

Benefits to Students
Become active participants in class
Get instant feedback on their knowledge and/or comprehension
Receive instruction adapted to their immediate needs
Find out how they measure up to the rest of the class

Benefits to Students
Voice their opinion without apprehension or embarrassment
Express themselves in spite of shyness
Identify areas they need to improve on

Benefits of Faculty
Gather data to gauge students' comprehension before moving on
Poll students and display class results instantly
Enhance large lecture class with increased student participation and interaction
Increase students' understanding and retention of topics by keeping them engaged

Benefits for Faculty
Allow anonymity on controversial questions
Provide feedback to students on their understanding
Check if students can apply a concept to a different context
Transform one-way teacher lecture into teacher-student interaction

Benefits for Faculty
Get a large volume of individual answers immediately
Reduce time on administrative tasks such as grading and taking attendance

Challenging for Clickers
Cost
Cheating
Writing effective questions
Cannot accommodate written response
Not prepare students for non-multiple choice exams
Technicalproblems

How to Use Clickers

Class Register

Using Clicker in Class

After class

True or False
1. Resiliency has nothing to do with wrinkle recovery.
A. True
B. False

Multiple Choice
A hydrophilic fiber:
Is made up of water molecules
Has a high glass transition temperature
Likes organic solvents
Likes water

Peer Instruction

Peer Instruction
Eric Mazur
Short multiple-choice conceptual questions, or ConcepTests
Discover common misunderstandings about the current topic
Individually reflect on the question
Discuss or debate the answer among themselves

Concept Questions

Concept Question
Which of the following statements are true of lamb’s wool?
Lamb’s wool and virgin wool mean the same thing.
Lamb’s wool is wool sheared from sheep of any age for the first time.
Lamb’s wool is wool sheared from sheep at age 8 months or younger.
A and B
A and C

25
Concept Question
Which of the following are physical properties of textile fibers:
Color, luster, resiliency, and flammability
Electrical conductivity, diameter, length, and flexibility
Chemical reactivity, strength, specific gravity, and absorbency
Luster, cross-sectional shape, crimp, and fineness
Elastic recovery, abrasion resistance, and sensitivity to environmental factors

Clickers and Peer Instruction

Multiple-Choice
Which of the following care procedures could be used on a white 100% cotton blouse?
Wash in how water
Bleach with dilute chlorine bleach
Dry in a dryer at the highest setting
A and B
A, B, and C

Multiple-Choice
Shrinkage and felting of wool fibers are due to
The unidirectional movement of small scales on the surface of wool fibers
The lack of medulla in the wool fiber
The crimped figuration of the wool fiber
The sensitivity of wool fiber to heat
The sensitivity of wool alkali

Question
Did you change your answer after consulting with your peer?
Yes
No

Question
Did you change your answer:
From wrong to right
From right to wrong
Or, did you keep the same answer

Gallayanee.yaoyuneyong@usm.edu
Amy.thornton@usm.edu
http://instructtech.wordpress.com
Questions???

http://instructtech.wordpress.com	266
http://www.usm.edu	36
http://www.slideshare.net	3
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com	1

Use Of Clickers And Peer Instruction To Build Classroom Community

by ahornton on Mar 31, 2010

Accessibility

Categories

Tags

Upload Details

Usage Rights

4 Embeds 306

Statistics

Use Of Clickers And Peer Instruction To Build Classroom Community — Presentation Transcript