Interactive Learning Environment:Engaging Students Using Clickers

Student Engagement Across Cultures - Investigating Lecture Software

“…Drilling down to each question found that when asked, students really did like to engage in active learning. This is the same with other studies that find active learning leads to student engagement (Oigara & Keengwe, 2013;Sternberger, 2012). It is the role of active learning in the classroom and the design of active learning within the class that is essential.…”

“…Active learning in fact is related to Vygotsky's (1978) social constructivist view of learning, which relates human interaction and subject matter in the classroom, leading to deep learning (Oigara & Keengwe, 2013). More specifically, this constructivist learning theory occurs when an individual takes his or her interpretation or meaning and builds upon previous experiences (Sternberger, 2012). This theory is extended to the classroom setting in the form of active learning, which build up knowledge and learning through student participation and engagement based on the class content, rather than simply focusing on the material being presented.…”

Systematic review of the implementation of audience response systems and their impact on participation and engagement in the education of healthcare professionals

“…Pettit  et al 34 commented that increased participation was established with the addition of a competitive element to CRS. Furthermore, the effects on learning have been reported as mixed, with Sternberger35 suggesting that exposure and utilisation of CRS foster the development of critical thinking earlier in training, in contrast to Filer27 and Rahman  et al 36 suggesting that although increased participation occurred with CRS, this did not translate into more effective learning. Patterson32 was the sole study that commented on reduced participation following technical difficulties, citing this as the major drawback of CRS systems.…”

Engaging students with clickers in language lessons

“…To engage students, researchers have been integrating clickers in classroom delivery for study. Clickers, also known as ‘personal response systems’[ 1 ], ‘student response systems (SRS), audience response systems (ARS), or personal response systems (PRS)’,[ 2 ] are a technology that allow students to respond to the teacher in real time and receive instant feedback from the teacher, thus enhancing learning and teaching[ 3 ]. Featuring instance and interaction, the technology can cater to students’ needs and learning styles as ‘[Net Generations] are used to interactive, participatory, investigative enquiry’[ 3 ].…”

“…Featuring instance and interaction, the technology can cater to students’ needs and learning styles as ‘[Net Generations] are used to interactive, participatory, investigative enquiry’[ 3 ]. Some researchers have explored the functions and effectiveness of clickers for use as question aids in class[ 4 ], promotion of active learning[ 1 , 2 ] and improvement in learning[ 5 ]. This study aimed to investigate the effect of clickers as a pedagogical approach on student satisfaction.…”