Comments on: Classroom Clickers and the Cost of Technology http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/02/11/classroom-clickers-and-the-cost-of-technology/ explorations and inspirations... in how we learn science Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sciencegeekgirl http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/02/11/classroom-clickers-and-the-cost-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-2173 sciencegeekgirl Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:57:06 +0000 http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=382#comment-2173 Diane, What survey are you referring to??? I don't see a reference to a survey in this post. My article to the Chronicle (reposted here) did not have room for detailed references, though I could certainly add them. Multiple studies document how peer instruction improves student learning, which I could certainly reference. However, the research literature is not the main point of the post. Here, I wished to air the discussion that was created by Michael Bugeja. In this post I argue that Michael and his critics were really not arguing the same issue, and I also gave some voice to his sadly unpublished response to the critique of his article (of which mine was one). Your comments are voiced in such a manner that it seems that you're hostile to my ideas, rather than genuinely curious about the details of any research studies of clickers. I would be most interested if Michael Bugeja would be interested in responding thoughtfully to some of the respectful questions that I posed at the end of this post. I think that would further this discussion, and all of our understanding of the issue. Diane,

What survey are you referring to??? I don’t see a reference to a survey in this post. My article to the Chronicle (reposted here) did not have room for detailed references, though I could certainly add them. Multiple studies document how peer instruction improves student learning, which I could certainly reference. However, the research literature is not the main point of the post. Here, I wished to air the discussion that was created by Michael Bugeja. In this post I argue that Michael and his critics were really not arguing the same issue, and I also gave some voice to his sadly unpublished response to the critique of his article (of which mine was one). Your comments are voiced in such a manner that it seems that you’re hostile to my ideas, rather than genuinely curious about the details of any research studies of clickers. I would be most interested if Michael Bugeja would be interested in responding thoughtfully to some of the respectful questions that I posed at the end of this post. I think that would further this discussion, and all of our understanding of the issue.

]]> By: Diane Bugeja http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/02/11/classroom-clickers-and-the-cost-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-2172 Diane Bugeja Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:42:35 +0000 http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=382#comment-2172 What is the sample size and how was the survey distributed to students? The research methods should be examined here so the reader has some basis for understanding and drawing his/her own conclusion. Why not include a link to the study? Did I miss it? How many different schools were in the sample size? What were the questions that were asked of students and when? Seperate survey or part of the end-of the year evaluation? Were all, some or none of the instructors trained in clicker use? If you are going to use research studies to shore up your point of view don't you think the reader should be given some important facts about the study? What is the sample size and how was the survey distributed to students? The research methods should be examined here so the reader has some basis for understanding and drawing his/her own conclusion. Why not include a link to the study? Did I miss it? How many different schools were in the sample size? What were the questions that were asked of students and when? Seperate survey or part of the end-of the year evaluation? Were all, some or none of the instructors trained in clicker use? If you are going to use research studies to shore up your point of view don’t you think the reader should be given some important facts about the study?

]]> By: sciencegeekgirl http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/2009/02/11/classroom-clickers-and-the-cost-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-972 sciencegeekgirl Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:35:16 +0000 http://blog.sciencegeekgirl.com/?p=382#comment-972 Here's another recent article in the Chronicle about clicker use -- this one more positive in general. http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3637/best-ways-for-professors-to-use-student-response-systems Here’s another recent article in the Chronicle about clicker use — this one more positive in general.

http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3637/best-ways-for-professors-to-use-student-response-systems

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