Electronic Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

San Antonio, Texas, March 6-9, 2008

Paper C001

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Using Clickers to Hear 'Silent' Students While Promoting Active Learning

Alvina J. Atkinson


Georgia Gwinnett College


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ABSTRACT

Have you had classes with silent students? It is difficult to gauge whether they understand the topic or they are completely lost. The author discusses how using a student response system ('clickers') in a precalculus course helped her to hear her silent students while engaging the class in active learning.

Keyword(s): clickers