Response Technology Creates Interactive Learning Environment

Highly interactive learning environments make teaching a fun and pleasant experience. Classroom response technology allows users to increase the level of interaction between the instructor and his/her students, boosting the engagement level of the learners. Classroom response systems utilize wireless hardware technology along with interactive polling software. During an instructional session or assessment, a teacher can use their computer or smartphone to operate the polling software and to display the question content along with the student responses.

Students can answer using their keypads or mobile devices

The students can use keypads or mobile devices to respond to questions asked by the instructor. The result of each individual response is aggregated and displayed graphically in real time. Classroom response systems can be utilized by instructors to grade students and to assess their responsiveness in the classroom. Classroom attendance can also be gathered quickly and easily using a CRS. With the help of group response devices called clickers, students can immediately give their feedback allowing teachers to conduct classroom polls, quizzes and tests with ease.

Increased level of knowledge retention and better understanding of topic

Response technology greatly improves knowledge retention through immediate reinforcement of correct and incorrect responses. A question is asked to a group of learners, the group responds using the clickers or mobile phones and the results along with the correct answer to the question is shown to the group in real-time. Every student can participate in the discussion by using the hand-held device and their responses are collected and stored in the database for further evaluation. Each week, month or semester, the results can be evaluated through reporting and analysis modules built into the software, or online, where data is aggregated and stored in a private account.

Response data is integrated with the Learning Management System (LMS)

Every student is assigned a code (ID) and his or her responses are recorded against that ID. The response data of the student is integrated with the Learning Management Software and it imparts chance to the teacher to closely monitor the performance of the individual student. Another crucial benefit of the Classroom Response Systems is their ability to generate reports from the student’s data stored in the database. This system makes the entire environment of the classroom exciting and more fun-filled.

Put Learning into a High Gear by Making it Interactive

 

Highly interactive environment is crucial for the transformation of learning into an extremely effective and enjoyable experience. Classroom response systems bring interactivity to lectures, classroom discussions, presentations and various other training and education sessions. With instant feedback and questions answered in real time, academic and corporate worlds take their learning into new heights.

Increase level of interaction between teacher and students

Interactivity is created between the trainer and the trainee by the classroom response systems that combine wireless audience response clickers with interactive polling software, most often integrated with PowerPoint.

These systems have been increasingly utilized in carrying out classroom surveys, voting and taking the responses of the local and remote audiences.

Assess student’s response in real time

• You content is projected on the screen and the classroom response system displays the questions to the audience. Participants then make use of the wireless keypads to answer the questions in real time.
• All the results are collected by the response software and are displayed after the polling has been closed.
• All of the information collected by the response technology can be used to evaluate, grade and track progress of the students. Additionally, a polling system can take the attendance of students present in the classroom.

Get immediate feedback while the lecture is going on

• Teachers can discuss with their students the reason why they chose a particular answer and can reinforce the key points of the discussion and or material.
• Using classroom response systems is completely anonymous in comparison to other traditional methods like raising hands. However, presenter can choose to track keypads and their holders using a participant list.
• With the help of the response keypads, audience can give immediate feedback at the time of presentation and the presenter can have a timely understanding about their level of comprehension.
• This technology is extremely useful in the execution of the quizzes, polls, research and seeking immediate replies.
• After closing each of the question & answer sessions, response software displays the results graphically, as well as stores data for future reporting and assessment needs.

Classroom response technology makes learning fun and interactive

The students will have improved attention in the classrooms and they will be able to retain the subject matter for a longer time. In fact, using a classroom response system can increase retention of the course material by 40% over a period of 3 weeks and promote discussion among students which improves understanding about the subject.

Create detailed and more customized lesson plans

After each session, the teacher can generate reports from the data, which is collected and stored in the software. Reports can be customized and will enable the teacher to determine the level of effectiveness of his/her lectures. By studying the answers given by the students, underperforming ones can be easily spotted and given extra attention. The teacher can create a more detailed lesson plan for certain topics and can closely monitor the performance of the students in various subjects.