Functions (or Uses) of Student Response Systems (SRS)?
1. SRS will increase student attendance and participation. Students have to attend class regularly. When they are in class, they have to pay attention. Further, instructors can use SRS to creatively ENGAGE students in their own learning. Engagement is a natural fallout of the ongoing feedback functions of SRS, and is reinforced by the use of SRS to foster collaborative learning (discuss-then-click exercises). 2. Instructors (and student) can gauge students’ retention of the reading material based on student assessments administered via SRS at the start of class. The information obtained can identify weaknesses in the information retained and can be used to customize instruction by targeting lectures. For example: 2a. Instructors can use low-stakes quizzing composed of 10 items to make sure that students have done their reading before they come to class. 3. Instructors can assess students’ complete knowledge of course content. Instructors would distribute hardcopy exams can be given, st
