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What are clickers?
Clickers in the Classroom
A Student Response System (SRS)
(“clickers”) is any system that enables
an instructor to
• ask all students a question
simultaneously,
• enable them to respond instantly and
(more or less) anonymously, and
• display patterns of student response
back to the students.
Learning Gains
Why Clickers?
Traditional Lecture
0.23±0.04sd
To facilitate intellectual
engagement
Interactive Lecture
0.48±0.14sd
To encourage student to
student communication
To gain classroom immediate
feedback on newly introduced
concepts
i>clicker
Clicker Video
How will we use the clicker?

I will pose questions on the
screen during lecture. You will
have the opportunity to discuss
the question with other students

Answer using your i>clicker
remote.

A graph with the class results
will be displayed on the screen.

We discuss the questions and
answers.

You get points (for participating
and answering correctly)!
Hake, “Interactive-engagement versus traditional methods: A sixthousand-student survey of mechanics test data for introductory
physics courses”, Am. J. Phys, 66(1),64(1998)
Video
Clicker Questions
• Sources of questions
• A mix of simple and more complex
conceptual questions – don’t use only
factual questions
• Questions that stimulate thought about
the material about to be covered
• For example, when students enter the
classroom a clicker question is on the
screen.
Clicker video
Challenging questions that generate peer-topeer controversy create teachable moments.
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Syllabus Statement
Grading
Excerpt from PHYS1101 Syllabus
“Bonus points up to 2% of your final grade
will be awarded based on in-class clicker
question participation and correct
response to clicker questions (one point
for a correct response, zero points for an
incorrect response, and one point for
participation). Scores for the lowest 20
questions will be deleted prior to
finalizing bonus points for the semester
(no make-up for in-class questions).”
Excerpt from PHYS1101 Syllabus
“You are required to purchase an i>clicker remote for inclass participation. i>clicker is a response system that
allows you to respond to questions during class. In order to
receive this credit, you will need to register your i>clicker
remote online within one week after using the clicker in
class. You must have come to class at least once and voted
on at least one question in order to complete this
registration properly. Once you have voted on a question in
class, go to http://www.iclicker.com/registration. Complete
the fields with your first name, last name, student ID, and
remote ID. Your student ID is your LaGrange College ID.
The remote ID is the series of numbers and sometimes
letters found on the bottom of the back of your i>clicker
remote. i>clicker will be used every day in class, and you are
responsible for bringing your remote daily.”
The vertical dashed line on the chart
shows the energy of the Skater, where
could she be on the track?
The Equipment
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Clicker use information and resources:
http://www.cwsei.ubc.ca/resources/clickers.htm
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i>clicker
contact:
Brenda L. Bravener-Greville
i>clicker Sr. Technology Specialist
(508) 878-9322
Brenda.Bravener@macmillan.com
Bookstore Cost: $28.75 + freight
Retail (Student cost): $38.95 (New)
i>clicker student remote
ISBN: 0-716779390
Retail (Student cost): $29.25 (Used)
• Encased in plastic blister pack
Buyback Price: $15.00
• Returns are easy as long as the blister pack has not been opened
• For bookstores and publisher partners
i>clicker instructor’s complete adopter kit ISBN: 1429200499 $200.00
• Includes receiver/base, USB cable, flash drive with software, two blue instructor’s remotes,
instructor’s remote stickers, Quick Start Guide PC, Quick Start Guide Mac, Introductory
letter
• One free kit for every 100 remotes purchased (though we will often make exceptions for smaller
classes).
• Only available for higher education, not available to high school or corporate customers
• Using clickers in the social sciences and
humanities classrooms:
www.colorado.edu/ibs/HB/mollborn/COLTT_2
008/COLTT%20presentation%20080808.ppt
http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/?p=5
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i>clicker instructor’s (stand alone) base ISBN: 1429214058 $125.00
• Includes receiver/base, USB cable, Quick Start Guide PC, Quick Start Guide Mac, Introductory
Letter
• Only available in higher education, not saleable to high school
• Generally purchased by institutions as part of a standardized adoption
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