Using the Classroom Response System to Enhance Students' Learning and Classroom Interactivity

GÖK T.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, cilt.11, sa.45, ss.49-67, 2011 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 45
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-67
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: clicker, classroom response system, concept learning, educational technology, peer instruction
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Problem Statement: In science education conceptual learning is a key factor to understand the subjects and to solve the problems. Students should begin to learn the subjects on the conceptual level and then solve problems of related concepts. Unfortunately, most of the researches have shown that students generally tend to solve problems without understanding fundamental concepts. Studies indicated that current traditional instruction methods are not effective on the conceptual learning. In this research, an educational technology which would be effective on students' conceptual learning was used. This technology, which is used widely in Europe and USA is called "Clicker" or Classroom Response System (CRS). In the present study, this technology was used in conjunction with Peer Instruction approach.