Using Clickers in Class. The Role of Interactivity, Active Collaborative Learning and Engagement in Learning Performance

Autor/inn/en	Blasco-Arcas, Lorena; Buil, Isabel; Hernandez-Ortega, Blanca; Sese, F. Javier
Titel	Using Clickers in Class. The Role of Interactivity, Active Collaborative Learning and Engagement in Learning Performance
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 62 (2013), S.102-110 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2012.10.019
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Teaching Methods; Social Sciences; Audience Response Systems; Handheld Devices; Educational Technology; Interaction; Cooperative Learning; Learner Engagement; College Students; Peer Relationship; Teacher Student Relationship; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Unterrichtsmedien; Interaktion; Kooperatives Lernen; Collegestudent; Peer-Beziehungen; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	As more and more educational institutions are integrating new technologies (e.g. audience response systems) into their learning systems to support the learning process, it is becoming increasingly necessary to have a thorough understanding of the underlying mechanisms of these advanced technologies and their consequences on student learning performance. In this study, our primary objective is to investigate the effect of clickers (i.e. audience response systems) on student learning performance. To do so, we develop a conceptual framework in which we propose that interactivity, active collaborative learning and engagement are three key underlying forces that explain the positive effects and benefits of clickers in enhancing student learning performance. We test these relationships empirically in a university class setting using data from a survey answered by students in a social sciences degree. The results provide strong support for our proposed framework and they reveal that the high level of interactivity with peers and with the teacher that is promoted by the use of clickers positively influences active collaborative learning and engagement, which, in turn, improves student learning performance. These results show the importance of clickers in improving the student learning experience and recommend their use in educational settings to support the learning process. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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