Using Student Response Systems ("Clickers") to Combat Conformity and Shyness

Autor/inn/en	Stowell, Jeffrey R.; Oldham, Terrah; Bennett, Dan
Titel	Using Student Response Systems ("Clickers") to Combat Conformity and Shyness
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 37 (2010) 2, S.135-140 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
Schlagwörter	Shyness; Social Behavior; Student Reaction; Opinions; Psychology; Teaching Methods; Evaluation Methods; Educational Technology; Introductory Courses; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schüchternheit; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Schülerkritik; Lehrmeinung; Psychologie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtsmedien; Einführungskurs
Abstract	This study addressed how trait levels of classroom shyness can influence conformity when students answer opinion questions in different ways. "We recruited 128 introductory psychology students to indicate their opinion on 50 controversial questions by raising their hand or anonymously pressing a button on a keypad ("clicker")". Compared to hand-raising, keypad responses had greater variability, suggesting that students were less likely to conform to the group's opinion. Students who typically experience shame and anxiety in class did not conform any more than other students did, but they felt more uncomfortable raising their hands and indicated a stronger preference for using keypads when answering controversial questions. (Contains 2 notes and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10