Effects Of Audience Response Systems On Student Engagement and Participation In Large Undergraduate Education Lectures
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2013-10-02
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Technology mediated learning is a regular occurrence in the 21st century classroom. This case study focuses on the use of the SMART Responseā¢ XE Audience Response System in a large undergraduate education lecture. The study aims to address three important questions about engagement, participation, and instruction for teachers and students in large lecture classrooms using Audience Response Systems. Shy and reluctant learners are of special interest in this study. Survey data, instructor, student interviews, and field observations were collected for this study. Study findings indicate benefits for instructors along with an engaged, socially aware group of undergraduate students who inform their learning through reflection and exposure to peer ideas via the audience response system. The system worked flawlessly throughout the semester and encouraged student participation in lectures. Use of the anonymous feature appears to support students in sharing honest perspectives through clicker questions. The open-ended text entry questions despite the 140 character limit seems to engage the digital leaner and help them to focus on their learning in the large lecture. Recommendations for ongoing research and instructional practices are given.
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Adult and Continuing, Higher, Technology
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Rajasekaran, A. (2013). Effects Of Audience Response Systems On Student Engagement and Participation In Large Undergraduate Education Lectures (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25819