The Effectiveness of Library Instruction: Do Student Response Systems (Clickers) Enhance Learning?
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| author | Buhay, Diane Best, Lisa A. McGuire, Katherine |
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| contents | The Effectiveness of Library Instruction: Do Student Response Systems (Clickers) Enhance Learning? Buhay, Diane Best, Lisa A. McGuire, Katherine Foreign Countries Undergraduate Students Library Instruction Audience Response Systems Pretests Posttests Technology Integration Comparative Analysis Program Effectiveness In the present study, we were interested in determining if library instruction would be more effective if personal response systems (clickers) were used during instruction. Furthermore we were interested in examining if students in a class could benefit from clicker technology even if they did not have access to a personal clicker. To examine these issues, we conducted 3 library instruction sessions: Session 1-half of the students were randomly assigned a clicker; Session 2-all students had individual clickers; and Session 3-clickers were not used. Although half of the students in Session 1 did not have clickers, they were presented with all of the information, were aware of the clicker questions, and were presented with the graphs of responses. Students in all 3 sessions completed a pretest and posttest and difference scores were calculated such that positive numbers indicated higher scores. Overall, scores were significantly higher for students who had access to clickers. A comparison of specific clicker use showed that both the individual and group clicker sessions led to significantly higher difference scores. Results indicated that the benefits of clickers are not limited to individual access and group clicker use was as effective. Overall, these results confirm research supporting the integration of technology into classroom instruction. |
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| spellingShingle | The Effectiveness of Library Instruction: Do Student Response Systems (Clickers) Enhance Learning? Buhay, Diane Best, Lisa A. McGuire, Katherine Foreign Countries Undergraduate Students Library Instruction Audience Response Systems Pretests Posttests Technology Integration Comparative Analysis Program Effectiveness The Effectiveness of Library Instruction: Do Student Response Systems (Clickers) Enhance Learning? Buhay, Diane Best, Lisa A. McGuire, Katherine Foreign Countries Undergraduate Students Library Instruction Audience Response Systems Pretests Posttests Technology Integration Comparative Analysis Program Effectiveness In the present study, we were interested in determining if library instruction would be more effective if personal response systems (clickers) were used during instruction. Furthermore we were interested in examining if students in a class could benefit from clicker technology even if they did not have access to a personal clicker. To examine these issues, we conducted 3 library instruction sessions: Session 1-half of the students were randomly assigned a clicker; Session 2-all students had individual clickers; and Session 3-clickers were not used. Although half of the students in Session 1 did not have clickers, they were presented with all of the information, were aware of the clicker questions, and were presented with the graphs of responses. Students in all 3 sessions completed a pretest and posttest and difference scores were calculated such that positive numbers indicated higher scores. Overall, scores were significantly higher for students who had access to clickers. A comparison of specific clicker use showed that both the individual and group clicker sessions led to significantly higher difference scores. Results indicated that the benefits of clickers are not limited to individual access and group clicker use was as effective. Overall, these results confirm research supporting the integration of technology into classroom instruction. |
| title | The Effectiveness of Library Instruction: Do Student Response Systems (Clickers) Enhance Learning? |
| topic | Foreign Countries Undergraduate Students Library Instruction Audience Response Systems Pretests Posttests Technology Integration Comparative Analysis Program Effectiveness |
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