Effective Uses For Student Response Systems and Clicker Response Systems

I am sure there are many of us who are wondering exactly what clicker response systems --  also known as classroom or student response systems -- are and how they are actually used. A clicker response system is a piece of technological equipment that employs infrared waves or radio frequencies in order to conduct student responses to questions put forth by a teacher. The clicker response system not only records the responses but can also display them on the class computer display.

A socrative classroom response system is made up of the remote itself, called the iclicker, and a USB receiver that the instructor plugs in to the classroom computer. The software system that collects the student responses will be loaded on the classroom instructor's computer and will also compile, display and save all of the student responses.

No matter if your classroom is large or small, a student response clicker system can be helpful for teachers regardless of class size. The first advantage of classroom response systems is that a student response or clicker system gives the student the chance to give anonymous answers to difficult or controversial questions. In the smaller types of classrooms it can be good because students may feel self conscious raising their hands under certain circumstances. Also, in large classes, the classroom response system can help a teacher to quickly and efficiently collect student response information.

These days, students seem to respond best to a classroom experience that is highly interactive. One way it can work is that teachers can integrate poll questions that students can respond to with the clicker response system anonymously. In order to further the classroom presentation, the poll results are instantaneously displayed by the teacher's computer and are used as part of the teacher's lesson.

Classroom response systems, or clickers, are helpful to teachers because they can help them get through to shy students who, under traditional circumstances, would not have participated in classroom discussions without the use of the student response system. Recent data has shown that there is a high correlation between student engagement and a student's level of learning and, by increasing the level of student engagement in all sizes of classrooms, classroom response systems can qualitatively raise the level of classroom achievement.

If you are interested in using clicker response systems or classroom response systems in your classroom then you should take a moment to do some research for where you can find them on the Internet or take part is some of the corporate event near you. Just an easy web search can give you the information you need concerning the prices, brand names and other options that you are looking for regarding obtaining classroom response systems for your classes.