Clicker Use At The University of South Alabama
Departments of Psychology & Biology (N=535 students)
1. The use of clickers has affected my attendance in this class.
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
I come less often Not at all I come more often
48% attend more often (D & E)
2. The use of clickers caused my attention in class to
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
decrease remain the same increase a lot
45% pay better attention (D & E)
3. The use of clickers in class has caused my grades to be
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
much lower unaffected much higher
40% feel that their grades will be higher (D & E)
4. The use of clickers helped me understand the material in class.
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Not at all Somewhat better Much better
70% feel that clickers help them understand better (B – E)
5. The use of clickers made me listen to the lectures
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
much less hasn't affected me much more
41% feel that clickers help them to listen better (D & E)
6. Overall, I think the use of clickers in class is
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
a big distraction I don't care very helpful
59% feel that clickers are helpful (D & E)
7. I think the price of clickers is
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
cheap, cheap OK Expensive!
61% feel that clickers are expensive (E)
8. When I submit my answer on a clicker, my response is
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
lost in the ether usually received received all the time
95% are confident that the clicker signals are usually received (C, D & E)
9. I think the clickers should be
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
crushed and burned Used sometimes used all the time
80% feel that clickers should be used
[sometimes or more often] (C, D&E)
10. How often is the clicker used for attendance in your class?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
never 1-2 times 3-4 times 4-5 times too many to count
55% report that attendance is taken frequently (E)
11. How often is the clicker used for quizzes in your class?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
never 1-2 times 3-4 times 4-5 times too many to count
50% of the students report clickers have been used for quizzes (B, C, D & E)
12. How often is the clicker used for major tests in your class?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
never 1-2 times 3-4 times 4-5 times too many to count
30% report that clickers have been used for major tests
(B, C, D & E)
13. How often is the clicker used for opinions or class participation in your class?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
never 1-2 times 3-4 times 4-5 times too many to count
72% report that clickers are used for class participation
(B, C, D & E)
14. How much money did you spend on clickers?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
0 - $10 $10 - $25 $25 - $40 $40 - $60 more
30% report that their clicker cost $40-60
15. I think my grades will be ______because of using the clicker.
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
much lower unchanged much higher
40% believe that using clickers will raise their grades (D & E)
16. My clicker has broken down ___ times in the past year
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
never Once Twice 3 times 4 or more times
90% report zero technology failures (A)
17. I have used the numeric inputs on the clicker.
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
never occasionally A lot
33% report some use of numeric inputs (B – E)