Overview of Student Response Systems at SFU
Student Response Systems, commonly referred to as clickers, encourage active learning in large classrooms, but can also be effective for stimulating small-group discussion. They allow students to provide immediate feedback to questions by means of wireless electronic devices. The results can be tabulated and displayed.
Student response systems enable faculty to:
- Create a comfortable environment in which all students can participate
- Increase student interaction, especially in large lecture halls
- Determine if students are understanding the material
Student response systems enable students to:
- Feel comfortable about answering questions in large classes because their responses are anonymous to other students
- Collaborate to form a response
- Compare their level of understanding with that of their peers
- Explore concepts in a fun and interactive way
Currently, the three student response systems most commonly used by SFU instructors are: