A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Clicker Implementation Styles in STEM.
CBE Life Sci Educ
; 17(2): ar30, 2018 06.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29786474
ABSTRACT
Active learning with clickers is a common approach in high-enrollment, lecture-based courses in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In this study, we describe the procedures that faculty at one institution used when implementing clicker-based active learning, and how they situated these activities in their class sessions. Using a mixed-methods approach, we categorized faculty into four implementation styles based on quantitative observation data and conducted qualitative interviews to further understand why faculty used these styles. We found that faculty tended to use similar procedures when implementing a clicker activity, but differed on how they situated the clicker-based active learning into their courses. These variations were attributed to different faculty goals for using clicker-based active learning, with some using it to engage students at specific time points throughout their class sessions and others who selected it as the best way to teach a concept from several possible teaching techniques. Future research should continue to investigate and describe how active-learning strategies from literature may differ from what is being implemented.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Science
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Technology
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Problem-Based Learning
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Engineering
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Mathematics
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
CBE Life Sci Educ
Journal subject:
CIENCIA
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EDUCACAO
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article