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Teaching with Clickers
Successful adoption of a PRS depends on planning and a good understanding of how the system can benefit classroom instruction.
Depending on the manner in which the faculty prepares a lecture, the system can be used to:
- take attendance
- review concepts
- provide low-stakes quizzes
- allow student self-monitoring
- reveal classroom perceptions and comprehension
- measure the success of group-work
- create opportunities for in-classrooom adjustments to lectures
- provide and collect data for further analysis
- assist curriculum development
Personal response systems can be used anonymously (for polling, for example), or tied to a roster so that student answers are captured and saved.
A note on accessibility: InterWrite produces the Virtual PRS, a software-based system that mimics the function of the hardware clicker. This may be of use to students with disabilities. For more information, see http://www.interwritelearning.com/products/prs/virtual/detail.html
Please see our tutorials on using the InterWrite PRS softare with the systems and check the PRS links for articles and tips about successful use of PRS systems.
- PRS Introduction
- An overview of how the systems work
- A review of our assessment: Why GTCO CalComp?
- Successful Teaching Practices Using Clickers
- PRS Classrooms at UCLA
- Links to additional resources
- Tutorials on InterWrite PRS
