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Tlhoaele, Malefyane; Hofman, Adriaan; Naidoo, Ari; Winnips, Koos – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
What impact can interactive engagement (IE) activities using clickers have on students' motivation and academic performance during lectures as compared to attending traditional types of lectures? This article positions the research on IE within the comprehensive model of educational effectiveness and Gagné's instructional events model. For the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Audience Response Systems, Student Motivation, Interaction
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Heaslip, Graham; Donovan, Paul; Cullen, John G. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2014
The use of student response systems is becoming more prevalent in higher level education. Evidence on the effectiveness of this technology can be an important resource for tutors seeking to engage with learners and raise the quality of learning experiences. Student response systems have been found to increase student engagement and participation…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, Learner Engagement, Large Group Instruction, Technology Uses in Education
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Colon-Otero, Gerardo; Albertie, Monica; Rodriguez, Judith; Nicholson, Garik; Kolomeyer, Irina; Moreno-Aspitia, Alvaro; Lesperance, Mary; Perez, Edith A. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
The Mayo Clinic Disparities Program and the University of North Florida Brooks College of Health partnered with representatives of the Hispanic community of Northeast Florida to develop an educational program aimed at raising awareness of the importance of diet in breast cancer prevention and availability of free breast cancer screening. An…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Spanish Speaking, Community Programs, Health Promotion
Rebeschi, Lisa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Professional nurses are challenged to provide high quality, evidence-based care in today's increasingly complex healthcare environment. Thus, nurses need to develop an appreciation for life-long learning. Understanding student approach to learning may provide nurse educators with empirical evidence to support specific teaching/learning strategies…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Program Effectiveness, Audience Response Systems, Learning Strategies
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Buhay, Diane; Best, Lisa A.; McGuire, Katherine – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2010
In the present study, we were interested in determining if library instruction would be more effective if personal response systems (clickers) were used during instruction. Furthermore we were interested in examining if students in a class could benefit from clicker technology even if they did not have access to a personal clicker. To examine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Library Instruction, Audience Response Systems
Dunham, Victoria K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Today, the importance of learning mathematics and reading by students in our schools has been underscored by the introduction of various high-stakes testing regimens in all states across the country. The requirements mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act (2002) necessitated a response to intervention that introduced many difficult challenges…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Competence