Why would faculty/instructors want to use a student response system?
Student response systems are great tools for getting immediate feedback in the classroom. The instructor can informally poll students after teaching a concept to check understanding. A high positive response rate lets the instructor know they have been successful in teaching that concept before moving on to the next one. A low positive response rate lets the instructor immediately know that students are struggling with the concept and don’t yet understand it. Additionally, instructors can conduct graded quizzes with the system. Since the students transmitter is registered, the instructor knows which students responded correctly. One faculty member on campus uses the system to allow students to guide the class session. Instructors at Iowa State currently using student response systems report that students’ attention is increased during classes, since they are actively engaged by using the transmitter device.
