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Implementing clickers in the classroom

Katrien D’haeseleer, Lieselot Dendooven, Johan Vandenbossche, Annemie Vermeyen

Contents• What are clickers?

• Why using clickers?

• Questioning with clickers• Implementation in the classroom• Students’ opinion

• Just-in-time teaching method• Implementation in the classroom• Students’ opinion

• Lecturers’ opinion: (dis)advantages

• Conclusion

What are clickers?

Why using clickers?

• Increase interactivity • Increase concentration/ involvement• Enhance active learning• Feedback

Questioning with clickersQuestion

studentsvote

< 30 %correct answer

30 % - 75%correct answer

> 75%correct answer

Extended explanation

Brief explanation

DiscussionPeer-instruction

Next question

Students’ opinion on clickers

I am more focused during

class when clickers are used

Students’ opinion on clickers

A lesson proceeds faster when clickers

are used

Students’ opinion on clickersI have a better

view on my insights on the

learning contents

Students’ opinion on clickers

As voting by clickers is

anonymously, I am not afraid to give my opinion

Students’ opinion on clickers

I learn a lot thanks to the discussion

with colleague students

Next question / exercises

Feedback to lecturer and studentsBrief/extended explanation/ Peer instruction

Lesson: multiple choice questions, students vote by clickers

Lecturer reviews students’ submissions: view on common difficulties and misconceptions

Just-in-time teaching with clickersStudents ask questions about upcoming course material via an electronic learning platform before the lesson

Students’ opinion on JiTT

Making assignments

before class is NOT usefull

Students’ opinion on JiTT

JiTT enhances learning during

class

Students’ opinion on JiTT

JiTT enforces students to

process contents during the year

(Dis)advantages of clickers and JiTTIncreased

involvement

Increased interaction

Increased soundlevel

More chaos

Instant feedback for lecturer and students

Clear view on misconceptions

Increased enthousiasm

Enforces indivual thinking

Safe environment

for giving opinion/asking questions

Preparation time for lecturer

Preparation time for students For all classes or

subjects

Price

Enforces selfstudy Not all

contents are

thaught

Studying throughout the year

Conclusion

Clickers, despite there currently high price, are a very much appreciated tool

- to promote interactivity and discussion in the classroom

- to enhance active learning before and during class - to enforce making, declaring ,defending own

opinions- to teach according to the needs and

misconceptions of students- to be used in all classes, subjects by a lot of

different methods

Acknowledgements• Turning Point Technology• Flemish government – dept. Economy, Science and innovation• Lieselot Dendooven, Broos Fonck, Geert De Meyer, Jan Van

der Straeten • Annemie Vermeyen and Johan Van den Bossche

Contact• Katrien.Dhaeseleer@kahosl.be• Annemie.Vermeyen@kahosl.be• Kenniscentrum.aalst@kahosl.be