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Category Archives: classroom response systems
clicker resources posted
At Stephanie Chasteen’s urging, I’ve posted a collection of my various writings about using clickers effectively to my web site. Beware: Some are more polished than others, and some are a little frayed around the edges. I hope you find … Continue reading
AAPT Talk
A quick note: Last week I gave an invited talk at the AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) summer conference, entitled “Key factors in teachers’ success or failure adopting clicker pedagogy.” The somewhat self-explanatory prezi that went with the talk … Continue reading
the best clicker question I used last term
Context: a “conceptual physics” course with 50+ students enrolled, and 40-45 in attendance any given day. (I don’t take attendance in any way, and offer no credit of any kind for clicker question responses. I do not want to frame … Continue reading
the dangers of formative assessment without agility
Within a teaching context, formative assessment means gathering data about what students do and don’t get, how they’re thinking, etc. for the purpose of guiding ongoing teaching and learning. It’s assessment to improve learning, not to evaluate it. An implication … Continue reading
why are clicker questions hard to create?
I and my colleagues have, since 2005, been running a large research project that involves giving classroom response systems (CRSs, a.k.a. “clickers”) to middle and high school science and math teachers, spending copious time and energy (and consequently money) helping … Continue reading
