Interactivity in Library Presentations Using a Personal Response System
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| author | Corcos, Evelyne Monty, Vivienne |
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| contents | Interactivity in Library Presentations Using a Personal Response System Corcos, Evelyne Monty, Vivienne Feedback (Response) Library Research Research Methodology Student Participation Research Skills Library Skills Librarians Student Attitudes Questionnaires Comparative Analysis Educational Technology Computer Software To introduce students to library research skills, university faculty often encourage them to attend hour-long presentations offered by the library. This face-to-face introduction to research skills can be disappointing, however, if students do not participate during the session. This article reports on a study that focused on improving student participation by increasing the level of interactivity within each library session. A personal response system (PRS)--a wireless technology that equips students with clickers to react to questions posed by the librarian--was introduced to increase students' interactivity, attentiveness, and participation. In this study, participants attended either a traditional library skills presentation or one modified to incorporate the PRS. During each session, participants completed a questionnaire created to evaluate various aspects of the presentation. Although both presentations included the same research skills content, offered by the same librarian/instructor, the students using PRS found the session more enjoyable. In addition, the PRS group ranked the session as better organized and presented, a conclusion supported by their open-ended feedback. (Contains 2 figures, 4 tables and 24 endnotes.) |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 2008 |
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| spellingShingle | Interactivity in Library Presentations Using a Personal Response System Corcos, Evelyne Monty, Vivienne Feedback (Response) Library Research Research Methodology Student Participation Research Skills Library Skills Librarians Student Attitudes Questionnaires Comparative Analysis Educational Technology Computer Software Interactivity in Library Presentations Using a Personal Response System Corcos, Evelyne Monty, Vivienne Feedback (Response) Library Research Research Methodology Student Participation Research Skills Library Skills Librarians Student Attitudes Questionnaires Comparative Analysis Educational Technology Computer Software To introduce students to library research skills, university faculty often encourage them to attend hour-long presentations offered by the library. This face-to-face introduction to research skills can be disappointing, however, if students do not participate during the session. This article reports on a study that focused on improving student participation by increasing the level of interactivity within each library session. A personal response system (PRS)--a wireless technology that equips students with clickers to react to questions posed by the librarian--was introduced to increase students' interactivity, attentiveness, and participation. In this study, participants attended either a traditional library skills presentation or one modified to incorporate the PRS. During each session, participants completed a questionnaire created to evaluate various aspects of the presentation. Although both presentations included the same research skills content, offered by the same librarian/instructor, the students using PRS found the session more enjoyable. In addition, the PRS group ranked the session as better organized and presented, a conclusion supported by their open-ended feedback. (Contains 2 figures, 4 tables and 24 endnotes.) |
| title | Interactivity in Library Presentations Using a Personal Response System |
| topic | Feedback (Response) Library Research Research Methodology Student Participation Research Skills Library Skills Librarians Student Attitudes Questionnaires Comparative Analysis Educational Technology Computer Software |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ799858 |