Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics, according to a series of research studies. Students who used the devices to answer multiple-choice questions ...

For a long time, college professors had no idea whether their lectures were sinking in --until exam time, when it became clear that students either got the lesson… or didn’t. But in the last decade, ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the University of Colorado at Boulder campus students are sharing answers, checking their responses to questions against those of their neighbors and making adjustments to ...

Clickers have become increasingly popular as a way for professors to interact with students and to measure -- during a lecture -- whether information and ideas are being conveyed. As more professors ...

This page contains materials, such as worksheets and activities, developed for our workshops on clickers and peer instruction (You can also see our learning goal workshop page.) Any questions? Email ...

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BOULDER, Colo. | The students in Michael Dubson's physics class at the University of Colorado fell silent as a multiple choice question flashed on a screen, sending them scrambling for small white ...

A technological survey tool is winning over new users at P.E.I.'s post-secondary schools. The clickers, by Turning Technologies Canada, have been used for years in some of UPEI's largest classes: ...

Vanessa Bravo is an Instructional Designer at American Sentinel University and teaches online courses at the University of Connecticut, Colorado Christian University, and Colorado Community College.