Clickers: A Teaching Gimmick that Works

By W. Wood. 2004

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Personal Response System in the Classroom (2009, background): “Several studies have investigated how using clickers in the classroom affects student participation and reactions to the lecture (Beekes, 2006; Draper & Brown, 2004; Kennedy & Cutts, 2005; Stowell & Nelson, 2007; Trees & Jackson, 2007; Wit, 2003; Wood, 2004; Yourstone, Kraye, & Albaum, 2008).”
Teaching more by lecturing less. (2005, methodology): “Second, the physical facilities provided by most universities do not favor this kind of teaching.”
Discipline-Based Education Research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering. (2012, background): “Some biology instructors have reported high student approval and enhanced learning using clickers (e.g., Smith et al., 2009; Wood, 2004), while others have found them less useful and have discontinued their use (Caldwell, 2007).”
Infusing active learning into the large-enrollment biology class: seven strategies, from the simple to complex. (2005, background): “Another, more advanced classroom technology for providing instructional feedback in a large class with only minimal grading pain, is the use of student response (clicker) systems (Wood, 2004).”
Clickers in the large classroom: current research and best-practice tips. (2007, background): “" (Wood, 2004).”