Question Design Question 1: easy warm-up; builds confidence.Question 2: more difficult; creates impasse.Question 3:also difficult.with surface featuresdifferent from others: checks whether studentshave assimilated the concept
Question Design • Question 1: easy warm-up; builds confidence. • Question 2: more difficult; creates impasse. • Question 3: also difficult, with surface features different from others; checks whether students have assimilated the concept
Effectiveness: OSU study: Students using voting machinesandthree question sets tendto performbetteron a concept-oriented guestion than lecturesections not using the devices.· U. Wisconsin study: Comparison of coursesections shows a statistically significant impactof clicker use on student performance (finalgrade)
Effectiveness • OSU study: Students using voting machines and three question sets tend to perform better on a concept-oriented question than lecture sections not using the devices. • U. Wisconsin study: Comparison of course sections shows a statistically significant impact of clicker use on student performance (final grade)