djsc clickers in the 21st century classroom
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CLICKERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM: A
VALUABLE ASSESSMENT TOOL?
Marc GilbertsonLamoille Union Middle School
[email protected]://lumsextreme.pbworks.com/w/page/
32270181/Clickers#
When is Instant Response Good?
I. Marriage proposal?II. Grades on a test?III. Rock, Paper, Scissors?IV. Pregnancy test?V. Making Laws?VI. Intimate Moments?
Overview Essential Questions- What should teachers
know about clickers? Are they worth it?I. BasicsII. Trying ClickersIII. Goals- Why Use a Classroom Response
SystemIV. Advantages and DisadvantagesV. Implementation- 3 levels-VI. Review of LiteratureVII. Successful Implementation of TechnologyVIII. Conclusion and Further Questions
I. Basics
What are Clickers and why should you care?
Clicker30%
Non-Clicker70%
Clicker Usage according to eInstruction
Old
New
I. Basics
Developed for large lecture halls to engage students and offer instant assessment.
Now used in classrooms from elementary through graduate school
I. Basics
Demands for Assessment-Accountability Movement and
N.C.L.B.Formative AssessmentData Collection
NECAP AIMSWEB
I. Basics
Popular MediaN.P.R. – “All Tech Considered” In Search of Answers, Teachers Turn to Clickers
The New York Times- Students Click, and a Quiz Becomes a Game- 1/28/08
New York 1 News-Teachers, Students Just a Click Away From Monitoring Progress-2/10/10
The Perfect Storm…..
1. Assessment and Data Collection2. Technology3. Price4. Seen in Use
The Test Drive….
1. Turn On2. Log On—Anonymously3. PIN? Hit “Send”4. “Login Accepted”5. On, Your Marks, Get Set……
1. Classroom Response Systems ......
A.) can include clickers or other ways to gauge student understanding.
B.) were first developed in the 1960's.C.) were first used in large lecture halls
especially in advanced math and science.D.) All of these
2. Which of the following is the correct technical terms for
"Clickers"?
A.) Classroom Response Systems
B.) Student Response Systems
C.) Audience Response Systems
D.) Personal Response Systems
3. How often do you use "Clickers"?
A.) Daily
B.) Once a week
C.) Once a month
D.) A few times ever
E.) Never
4. Clickers should be used in any good 21st century classroom?
A.) Yes
B.) No
C.) Don't know or No opinion
II. Goals- Why Use a Classroom Response System
A. Maintain Student Attention- The Game Show
II. Goals- Why Use a Classroom Response System
B. Improve Engagement- More Active
II. Goals- Why Use a Classroom Response System Continued…
C. Encourage Participation and Discussion- Peer Instruction
D. Assess Comprehension and Adjust Instruction
II. Goals- Why Use a Classroom Response System Continued
E. Collect and analyze data
II. Goals- Why Use a Classroom Response System Continued
F. Improve Student Performance and Understanding
Questions?
5. Can Clickers accomplish all they claim to?
A.) Sure- they sound great
B.) Probably
C.) Not sure, maybe
D.) Doubt It
E.) No way--raising hands is better
III. Teacher Perspective Advantages and Disadvantages
A. Advantages 1. Anonymity of response
2. Display results graphically
III. Advantages and Disadvantages
A. Advantages Continued…
3. Students are more engaged- they are “cool”
4. Allows students to evaluate their responses with other members of the class- Metacognition
III. Advantages and Disadvantages
B. Disadvantages 1. Technological Glitches and other
teacher issues 2. Distracting to some
students 3. Cost-
6. If you were in charge of your school's technology budget--would you invest in clickers?
A.) Yes
B.) No
C.) I would consider it.
7. What if grant money covered 50% of the cost?
A.) Yes, sign me up
B.) No, thanks
C.) I'll think about itD.) Could I spend the money on a new
iPad instead?
8. Is the finger grooming thing
A.) Very Cool
B.) Very Creepy
C.) I actully have one and use it regularlyD.) I hope Whitney gets me one for my
birthday
Deeper Understanding of Clicker Use
IV. Implementation- 3 levels-It’s never as easy as it looks…
A. Level 1/Shuffle- Instructor/Student Paced Instruction- Quizzes, class work, instant response and data collection.
B. Level 2/iPhone- Audience Paced Instruction- Used to assess comprehension and adjust lesson- Pretest, Flexible
IV. Implementation- 3 levels
C. Level 3/iPad- Peer Instruction- 1. Short Presentations
(Video Clip) 2. Conceptual or Opinion
Question 3. Students Formulate
Answers and Report
4. Discussion with Peers 5. Re submit Responses
with Possible Changes 6. Discussion of Results.
V. Review of Literature
A. Two kinds of studies- 1. quantitative- improved test
results or scores
2. qualitative- student surveys on effectiveness
V. Review of Literature
The big question---
Do clickers really work?
5. Does the literature show that clickers are effective
teaching tools?A.) Almost all the studies show clickers
are effectiveB.) Most studies show clickers are effective
C.) It's about 50/50D.) Most of the studies show clickers are
not effectiveE.) Almost all the studies show clickers are
not effective
Discuss your response or try to convince someone
you are right.
Respond Again
6. Does the literature show that clickers are effective
teaching tools?A.) Almost all the studies show clickers
are effectiveB.) Most studies show clickers are
effectiveC.) It's about 50/50
D.) Most of the studies show clickers are not effective
E.) Almost all the studies show clickers are not effective
V. Review of Literature Continued
Review of Literature (Rochelle, 2004) A. 26 Studies-none truly scientific 1. 16 Greater Student
Achievement 2. 11 Increased Understanding of
Subject 3. 6 Better Group Interaction B. CRS improves performance when
compared to straight lecture Results are the same when compared withother active learning techniques. (Martyn,
2010)
V. Review of Literature Continued…
C. One Four-Year Analysis at Georgia Southern showed;
“test scores to increase by over ½ letter grade over a four year period.” (Anderson and Noland, August 2010)
D. Patry (2008) found, “mixed results as to whether effective use of clickers can improve student learning”
7. Which of the following subjects uses clickers the least
according Penuel et al.?
A.) English
B.) Mathematics
C.) Social Studies
D.) Science
Discuss your response or try to convince someone
you are right.
Respond Again
8. Which of the following subjects uses clickers the least
according Penuel et al.?
A.) English
B.) Mathematics
C.) Social Studies
D.) Science
Penuel et al., 2006
Subject Middle School High School
English 59 (33.9%) 37 (18.4%)
Mathmatics 63 (36.2%) 47 (23.4%)
Social Studies 3 (1.7%) 30 (14.7 %)
Science 54 (31.0 %) 52 (25.9%)
VI. Clickers are not it….
1. Tablets
VI. Clickers are not it….
2. Smart boards
VI. Clickers are not it….
3. Net Books- One to One Technology
VI. Clickers are not it….
3. Online Text books and other resourcesA. Document Camera
B. Digital TextbookDigital History
VI. Successful Implementation of Technology in the Classroom- What I’ve learned from Clickers
A. Develop teacher technologists or collaborative apprenticeships
B. Give time and freedom to restructure lessons and support others
C. Plan for future costs of repair and maintenance.
D. Provide models for teachers through professional development and
conferences E. Clickers as the gateway to other
reforms
VII. Conclusion and Further Questions
Classroom Response Systems are not going to solve the problems facing schools today. Still, they may help teachers more effectively engage students and assess their comprehension. We will see more of this technology in the future and as with all technology, it is essential that schools use their resources to implement these tools in the most effective way.
Ted Talk—Johnny Lee
VII. Conclusion and Further Questions
There are still many questions which remain to be answered----
1. Is this technology evolving so that soon students will do much more on hand held devices including using them as a classroom response system?
2. Is metacognition increased when students can immediately and anonymously compare their responses to those of their peers?
VII. Conclusion and Further QuestionsContinued…
3. Why have many colleges and universities moved to use CRS’s to engage students in discussion and peer instruction while much of the K-12 literature refers to using CRS as a way to assess student performance?
4. How does the use of CRS change when used in small classes as opposed to large lecture halls?
5. Are CRS worth the cost?
Any Further Questions?
1. Comments/Discussion----- 2. Anything you are curious about? 3. Would you like to see….
How data is displayed and kinds of data? Making a question/test how easy is it? Other features?
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