An Empirical Study of Personal Response Technology for Improving Attendance and Learning in a Large Class

Autor/in	Shapiro, Amy
Titel	An Empirical Study of Personal Response Technology for Improving Attendance and Learning in a Large Class
Quelle	In: Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9 (2009) 1, S.13-26 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1527-9316
Schlagwörter	Test Items; Instructional Effectiveness; Learning Strategies; Classroom Techniques; Computer Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Psychology; College Students; Attendance; Experiments; Motivation Techniques; Student Motivation; Theories; Feedback (Response); College Instruction; Large Group Instruction; Multiple Choice Tests; Student Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Test content; Testaufgabe; Unterrichtserfolg; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Klassenführung; Computernutzung; Unterrichtsmedien; Psychologie; Collegestudent; Anwesenheit; Erprobung; Motivationsförderung; Schulische Motivation; Theory; Theorie; Hochschullehre; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren
Abstract	Student evaluations of a large General Psychology course indicate that students enjoy the class a great deal, yet attendance is low. An experiment was conducted to evaluate a personal response system as a solution. Attendance rose by 30% as compared to extra credit as an inducement, but was equivalent to offering pop quizzes. Performance on test items targeted by in-class questions rose by an average of 21% while control test questions rose by only 3%. The effect is seen in both factual and conceptual test items. Two theories that may explain the effect are discussed. (Contains 2 figures and 3 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10