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| | Issue #19.24 :: 01/09/2008 - 01/15/2008 | Clicking through classes
| BY MORGAN RINEY
| AUGUSTA, GA - Education Technology is poking its head in the door of Augusta State University as students are handed remotes for the classroom. The Personal Response Systems give professors quick feedback about their students.
“I like to use them because it gives me a chance to know what concepts students have trouble with,” said Christine Terry, a biology professor at ASU. “The answer pops up with the percentage of students that got it right after you ask the question. If 70 percent of students are getting it wrong, I can address it right then.”
Students respond to multiple-choice questions with their remotes.
“I get to see the distribution, so I know whether everyone understands the material and if we need to move on,” said Richard Griner, also a biology professor.
Students, however, have mixed feelings about the clickers.
“Almost unanimously they say they don’t want to pay the price for it, but almost unanimously, if you ask them if they liked it, they will tell you yes,” Griner said.
These clickers can be used to give students quizzes and show their weaknesses.
“It is more convenient to have quizzes because they are graded right then. It’s the instancy,” Terry said.
Instead of fretting about asking stupid questions or voicing their opinions, students now have a private way of recording what they need to study.
“My hope was that, with this scenario, it will make students realize ‘Hey, I really didn’t know that, so I better go back and study,’” Griner said.
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