Clicker Use At The University of South Alabama
Departments of Psychology & Biology (N=535 students)
1. The use of clickers has affected my attendance in this class.
(A)
(B)
(C)
I come less often
Not at all
(D)
(E)
I come more often
60
50
Percent
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
48% attend more often (D & E)
2. The use of clickers caused my attention in class to
(A)
(B)
(C)
decrease
remain the same
(D)
70
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
45% pay better attention (D & E)
(E)
increase a lot
3. The use of clickers in class has caused my grades to be
(A)
(B)
(C)
much lower
unaffected
(D)
(E)
much higher
60
50
Percent
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
40% feel that their grades will be higher (D & E)
4. The use of clickers helped me understand the material in class.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Not at all
Somewhat better
(E)
Much better
40
35
Percent
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
A
B
C
D
E
70% feel that clickers help them understand better (B – E)
5. The use of clickers made me listen to the lectures
(A)
(B)
(C)
much less
hasn't affected me
(D)
(E)
much more
50
45
40
Percent
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
A
B
C
D
E
41% feel that clickers help them to listen better (D & E)
6. Overall, I think the use of clickers in class is
(A)
(B)
(C)
a big distraction
I don't care
(D)
45
40
35
Percent
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
A
B
C
D
E
59% feel that clickers are helpful (D & E)
(E)
very helpful
7. I think the price of clickers is
(A)
(B)
cheap, cheap
(C)
OK
(D)
(E)
Expensive!
70
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
61% feel that clickers are expensive (E)
8. When I submit my answer on a clicker, my response is
(A)
(B)
(C)
lost in the ether
usually received
(D)
(E)
received all the time
70
60
Percent
50
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
95% are confident that the clicker signals are usually received
(C, D & E)
9. I think the clickers should be
(A)
(B)
crushed and burned
(C)
Used sometimes
(D)
(E)
used all the time
40
35
Percent
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
A
B
C
D
E
80% feel that clickers should be used
[sometimes or more often] (C, D&E)
10. How often is the clicker used for attendance in your class?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
never
1-2 times
3-4 times
4-5 times too many to count
60
50
Percent
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
55% report that attendance is taken frequently (E)
11. How often is the clicker used for quizzes in your class?
(A)
(B)
(C)
never
1-2 times
3-4 times
(D)
(E)
4-5 times too many to count
60
50
Percent
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
50% of the students report clickers have been used for quizzes
(B, C, D & E)
12. How often is the clicker used for major tests in your class?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
never
1-2 times
3-4 times
4-5 times
(E)
too many to count
80
70
Percent
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
30% report that clickers have been used for major tests
(B, C, D & E)
13. How often is the clicker used for opinions or class participation in your class?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
never
1-2 times
3-4 times
4-5 times too many to count
35
30
Percent
25
20
15
10
5
0
A
B
C
D
E
72% report that clickers are used for class participation
(B, C, D & E)
14. How much money did you spend on clickers?
(A)
(B)
(C)
0 - $10
$10 - $25
$25 - $40
(D)
$40 - $60
35
30
Percent
25
20
15
10
5
0
A
B
C
D
E
30% report that their clicker cost $40-60
(E)
more
15. I think my grades will be __________because of using the clicker.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
much lower
unchanged
(E)
much higher
60
50
Percent
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
40% believe that using clickers will raise their grades (D & E)
16. My clicker has broken down ___ times in the past year
(A)
(B)
(C)
never
Once
Twice
(D)
3 times
100
90
80
Percent
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
90% report zero technology failures (A)
(E)
4 or more times
17. I have used the numeric inputs on the clicker.
(A)
(B)
(C)
never
occasionally
(D)
80
70
Percent
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
A
B
C
D
E
33% report some use of numeric inputs (B – E)
(E)
A lot