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Students find clicking a way to success
Clickers used in sociology class cost $20 per student.
By Selina Affram
Issue date: 10/26/07 Section: News
Originally published: 10/25/07 at 5:33 PM CSTLast update: 10/25/07 at 5:32 PM CST
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The clicker is the classroom performance system, a small response pad that allows students to answer questions and give the teacher instant feedback.
There are variations of the clicker on the Einstruction company Web site at www.einstruction.com.
Einstruction and the publisher McGraw-Hill collaborated to create a teaching system that engages students and creates a hands-on atmosphere.
Yarbrough started using the clicker three semesters ago and found the system to be effective in engaging students in the lecture.
The previous clicker was infrared because there were problems of interference between the clicker and receiver.
The clicker is new and improved with a radio frequency channel that is void of interference between the student clicker and the master receiver.
Yarbrough said overall using the system is cost efficient compared to other classes.
She said the clicker is about $20 and the textbook is $40, for a total of about $60 per student for the class.
She was encouraged to use the clicker system to create better opportunities of success for her students.
Since using the clicker, there has been an improved overall performance in her classes.
There has been a difference in grades of students.
Students increased participation in class through discussion and there was an increased attendance rate in her classes.
Yarbrough said the recent test average was an 80 and the quiz average was a 70.
She said there has been a large volume of A and B average students, compared to a mixture of failing averages among the students before the system was introduced three semesters ago.
Now, all her of students have passing grades.
Motivation has been the key to success with the students.
When students are motivated to come to class, they want more and participate in class, said Yarbrough.
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