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Tune up your pedagogical questions for effective use of Classroom Response Systems

Emily Johnson

Research & Education Librarian

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Learning Outcomes

Participants will - review appropriate

pedagogical methodologies and taxonomy for question building for Classroom Response System technology.

compare and select the appropriate web-based Classroom Response Systems for their instruction needs.

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Why Question?

• Active Learning– Interactivity– Engagement

• Assessment– Formative– Summative

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Learning Objectives

• Stem• Verb• Product/Outcome

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Formulating Questions

• Content Questions

• Process Questions

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Content Questions

• Recall Questions• Conceptual Understanding Questions• Application Questions

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Process Questions

• Student Perspective Questions• Monitoring Questions

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Implementation Frameworks

• Pre-test/Post-test Assessment

• Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment

• Peer Instruction Model

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Pre-test/Post-test

Assessment

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Technology-Enhanced Formative

Assessment

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Peer Instruction

Model

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What is a Classroom Response System (CRS)?

Definition - “Classroom response

systems are instructional

technologies that allow instructors to rapidly

collect and analyze student responses to

questions posed during class.”

(Bruff p.9)

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Otherwise known as…

"Student Response System"

"Classroom Response System“

“Instant Response System"

"Audience Response System"

"Personal Response System“

“Polling” "Clicker*"

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Why use CRS for questioning?

• Holds students accountable

• Lowers barriers• Anonymous

response• Frequent feedback

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Three Classroom Response Systems

• Poll Everywhere• Socrative• Mentimeter

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Poll Everywhere

• Free account • Multiple

response modalities

• Customizable polls

• No reporting• Help

documentation

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Socrative

• Free account• Multiple response

modalities• Shareable quizzes• Reporting responses in

Excel

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Go to m.socrative.comEnter Room #2511

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Mentimeter

• Free account• Unlimited

participants• Ease of use• No reporting• Multiple-choice

reporting only

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Case Studies

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Institutional Profile

Tompkins-McCaw Library– Supports health sciences

disciplines – Evidence Based Practice• PICO

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Go to m.socrative.comEnter Room #2511

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Clinical Scenario Example

A patient in her 20s is complaining of PMS pain that is not controlled OTC pain medication. She would like a treatment but will not take an oral contraceptive and doesn’t want to take medication if at all possible. Is there non-pharmacological therapy that is as effective as medication?

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Scholarly Communication

Scenario – Honors College Module • Titled “An Academic Spring”

Objective• “Identifies and discusses issues

related to free vs. fee-based access to information”

Poll: How much money do you think the journal ...

Poll: How many people on your campus do you th...

Poll: Should the entire campus population coun...

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Plagiarism

Scenario - C. Bombaro’s “Seven Deadly Sins of Plagiarism”

Objective• “To introduce guidelines for citing

sources properly”

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Plagiarism

OriginalEnvironmentalists often diagnose public opinion as a key obstacle to effective action on concerns including climate change.

Public opinion is often blamed by environmentalists as a major roadblock to effective action on issues such as global warming.

Student’s use

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Best Practices

• Pedagogy should be the focus

• Plan, plan, plan!• Follow your CRS

on social media

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Questions/Comments?

EMILY JOHNSONejohnson24@vcu.edu