Clickers in the Classroom:
A large-class study at the University of Victoria (2005 - 2007)

Principal Investigators: Dr. Tim Pelton, Education,
Dr. Leslee Francis-Pelton, Education
Mary Sanseverino, Computer Science and Learning and Teaching Centre,


Co-investigators:Dr. Rosaline Canessa, Geography,
Dr. Penelope Codding, Chemistry,
Dr. Sara Ellison, Astronomy and Physics,

 
Page last updated: June 15, 2007
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Beginning in Jan of 2006 the University of Victoria conducted a study on the effective use of clickers in the large, first/second year classrooms. This study is still continuing and has expanded its scope to other classes.

At STLHE (Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education) 2006 Mary Sanseverino presented prelimary results from the study. In the course of what turned out to be a rather large "roundtable" discussion, it was decided to put as many of these results and resources online as possible.

    The resources are as follows:
  1. Initial document outlining the study
  2. Ethics Approval form for Human Participation
  3. Current Questionnaire
  4. Results -- 2006 to 2007

Our thanks to the following University of Victoria supporters:
The Office of the Vice President Academic
The Dean of Social Sciences
The Dean of Science
The Dean of Engineering
The Learning and Teaching Centre
Computing and System Services
Initial document outlining the study.
Dated Nov 19, 2005, this document sets out the reasons behind the study, the timeline, and costs. It also gives reasons behind our clicker selection for the study. 		Initial Study Proposal (Word)
Initial Study Proposal (PDF)
Initial Study Proposal (RTF)
Ethics Approval for Human Participation (Fall, 2005)
 Ethics Approval (PDF)
Current Questionnaire (Mar 21, 2006)
Distributed to students in the last two weeks of term. Distributed to 4 classes ranging from 40 to 180 students. 		Current Questionnaire (Word)
Current Questionniare (PDF)
Current Questionnaire (RTF)
Consent form (Mar 20, 2006)
As per our approval for human participation, we must give a written consent form out to student participants.
Consent (Word)
Consent (PDF)
Consent (RTF)
Results, examples, and tools (May 2006, June 2007)
We continue to add to this section. We will be undertaking further analysis and producing several papers and reports in coming months. 		Initial results (PDF)
Baseline data June 2007 (Word)
STLHE 07 presentation June 2007 (PDF)
Clicker use survey - self evaluation tool June 2007 (Excel)
Example Analysis using self evaluation tool June 2007 (Word)