Engage Your Students...Lecture With Clickers!
"Lecture with clickers? I just use my for grading my tests!" Using your clickers only for assessments is like owning a Lamborghini and using it only to drive your kids three blocks to school every day. You're missing out on the very best aspect of the product. The very best part of CPS is its ability to engage learners and use their feedback to increase the effectiveness of the learning process. If you've ever set in on a class or presentation that uses clicker, it is interesting to note how much more students pay attention when they realize they are going to be held accountable by an upcoming clicker question. Clickers will engage your learners! One of the greatest advantages of using CPS during lectures or discussions is the ability to involve all students without ridicule or embarrassment. CPS feedback from lecture and group discussions provides a much more accurate picture when the influence of peer pressure does not come into play. Teachers then have both the ability to involve the "quiet kid" on every answer and give the "over-anxious kid" a chance to answer every question! There is nothing like making everybody happy! Lectures and discussions using CPS will allow you to get a clear picture of the need to reteach information or continue on. It will also allow the students to realize if there are certain areas that they are struggling in and for which they might need to get some extra help. Thus, you are making the learning process more effective and more efficient. To Use CPS In Lectures or Group Discussions: |
