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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Clickers"”.
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Using "clickers" in the classroom to increase the level of student interaction
… quasi-experimental design to test the effects of clickers in the classroom. Specifically, clicker use was studied to determine what impact, if any, their use would have on student interaction in the classroom, student engagement, student motivation, perceived teacher immediacy, course liking, and …
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Using clickers in an isiXhosa Communication Course: A case study on implementation of Interactive Student Response Systems (clickers) for learning isiXhosa as an Additional Language in Higher Education clinical settings
… courses. This study explores the use of clickers, a student response system (SRS). The study aims to answer the following research questions: How do students engage with the Student Response System (clickers) in an isiXhosa Clinical Communication course in Higher Education settings? This …
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Examining the Effects of Active Responding on Student Performance in an Introductory Psychology Course
… impact of the electronic voting devices (i.e., clickers) on immediate and delayed performance of students in an introductory psychology course. The clickers were used to promote students' active responding in small-group lectures/discussion sessions in an alternating reversal (exposure vs. lack …
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Enhancing colour-coded poll sheets using computer vision as a viable Audience Response System (ARS) in Africa
… the listeners. The most common form of ARS are clickers; Clickers are handheld response gadgets that act as a medium of communication between the students and facilitator. Clickers are prohibitively expensive creating a need to innovate low-cost alternatives with high accuracy. This study builds …
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Clicker effectiveness on nursing students' level of knowledge as evidenced by exam performance
… The null hypothesis of this study was that clickers will not have any effect (p < .05) on nursing students' level of knowledge as evidenced by exam performance. The alternative hypothesis was that clickers will have an effect on nursing students' level of knowledge as evidenced by exam …
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Using Student Response System (SRS) to reduce off-task behavior of students with behavior problems
… the present study was to examine the effect of clickers on decreasing off-task behavior of students with behavior problems in Language and math classes. A total of five students and one special education teacher in a self-contained classroom participated in the study. A single-subject research …
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Comparing Effectiveness and Perceived Characteristics of Active Learning Methods in Undergraduate Biology Education
… at a large, research-intensive university. Among clickers, homework, and passive learning, students scored higher on exam concepts assessed via homework (but not when homework was paired with clickers), and when wording of exam questions stemmed from homework or posted practice exam questions. …
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The effect of electronic response systems : relationship between perceptions and class performance, and difference by gender and academic ability
… of Electronic Response Systems (ERS) or “clickers” in a college classroom by comparing student assessment performance between two sections (n = 41 & 42) of a Biblical Studies course in a small evangelical university. Student characteristics were virtually identical in the classes, taught …
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Woodpecker Nesting Habitat in a Prairie River Woodland
… woody understory. Functions involving common clickers or downy woodpeckers were relatively less effective at separating groups because they were more versatile in site selection. Common flickers utilized American elm in snag-dominated stands and green ash in more vigorous portions of the …
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An Evaluation of a Student Response System Used at Brigham Young University
… experienced few technical problems with their clickers. The most frequent problem cited from students was the clicker shutting off easily. Students were generally positive about the helpfulness of the instructional methods professors were using. The instructional method students found most …
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The Effects of Classroom Response Systems on Student Learning and Engagement
Classroom Response Systems (CRS) are devices that are relatively inexpensive and easy to use, yet allow full and anonymous participation by students while providing immediate feedback to instructors. These devices have shown promise as a tool to increase engagement in learners, an outcome that …
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Online Auction Markets
… to consumers, I find that frequent clickers place a</p><p>greater emphasis on the position of the sponsored advertising link.</p><p>I further find that 10% of consumers perform 90% of the clicks.</p><p>I then conduct several policy simulations to illustrate the effects</p><p>of …