Comments on: Article: Stowell & Nelson (2007)

By: Clickers and the "Last Technology Holdouts"

Clickers and the "Last Technology Holdouts" — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:49:12 +0000

[...] Case Study: Using clickers to promote critical thinking in text-based, political science courses [...]

By: Microsoft Makes Some Real Mischief in the Classroom

Microsoft Makes Some Real Mischief in the Classroom — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:00:45 +0000

[...] as they answer, students can’t answer independently! This means that you’ll see the same lemming effect you see with hand-raising. Once students start to figure out which cursors belong to the “smart kids,” [...]

By: Article: Mayer et al. (2009)

Article: Mayer et al. (2009) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:11:54 +0000

[...] method leads to inaccurate representations of student understanding (see, for instance, Stowell and Nelson, 2007), it could be that the more accurate reporting of student responses to questions allowed by the [...]

By: Article: James (2006)

Article: James (2006) — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:02:39 +0000

[...] response system is a more useful response mechanism than hand-raising or flash cards, according to Stowell and Nelson (2007). This is a strong argument in favor of low-stakes clicker questions. If it is indeed the case [...]

By: Online Clickers Workshop in April

Online Clickers Workshop in April — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:02:32 +0000

[...] about clickers, with Jeffrey Stowell of Eastern Illinois University as a guest sharing some of his research comparing clickers with other response [...]

By: Clickers on NPR’s All Tech Considered

Clickers on NPR’s All Tech Considered — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:07:11 +0000

[...] I would argue that other methods of having students respond during class (hand-raising, flashcards) are even more likely to give instructors the false impression that their students are following [...]

By: Article: Lasry (2008)

Article: Lasry (2008) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:49:16 +0000

[...] Such choices are likely most effective when based on accurate assessments of student learning. As Stowell and Nelson (2007) showed, the flashcard method can lead to instructors overestimating their students’ [...]

By: The Costs (and Benefits) of Clickers

The Costs (and Benefits) of Clickers — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:26:38 +0000

[...] than raising your hand drives me nuts…” However, there’s strong evidence (Stowell and Nelson, 2007) that when the hand-raising method is used, fewer students participate and students are more [...]

By: Low-Tech Alternatives to Clickers

Low-Tech Alternatives to Clickers — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:00:53 +0000

[...] are surprised to learn about the diversity of opinions held by their peers.) Finally, there’s some evidence that the response card method provides less accurate information about student learning and student [...]