Electronic Classroom Response System for an Engineering Dynamics Course: Student Satisfaction and Learning Outcomes

摘要

The Classroom Response System (colloquially called "clickers") is an innovative instructional technology that provides the instructor with immediate feedback and real-time assessment on student learning in the classroom. This paper reports recent efforts of adopting clicker technology in Engineering Dynamics, a high-enrollment, high-impact, core engineering course. Both qualitative (questionnaire surveys and focus group interviews) and quantitative (descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and ANOVA) research methods are employed. The results show that students are satisfied with clickers in their learning of Engineering Dynamics and that there exists a statistically significant correlation between student clicker performance and exam performance.