Transcript It’s Just a Click Away

It’s Just a Click Away
Library Instruction Assessment That Works
Sarah
Blakeslee
Meriam Library
CSU, Chico
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Clicker is a catchy name referring to…
• An integrated
hardware and
software system that
allows instructors to
present questions and
gather students’
responses during a
lecture.
– Receiver
– Clicker
– Software
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The Value Of Clickers In
Library Instruction Assessment
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Assess Audience
Assess Background Knowledge
Assess Understanding of Concepts
Assess Application of Critical Thinking Skills
Assess Students’ Perception of Session
Assess Teaching
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The Value Of Clickers In Library
Instruction Assessment
1. Assess Audience
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I have used clickers before
1. Yes
2. No
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The average number of library instruction classes
I teach a semester is…
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1-20
20-40
More than 40
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What Is Your Class Level?
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
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The Value Of Clickers In
Library Instruction Assessment
1. Assess Audience
2. Assess Background Knowledge
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You are looking for a book about Ernest Hemingway in
the Library Catalog. What kind of search would you
perform?
1. Title search
2. Author search
3. Subject
search
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To find scholarly journal articles on a topic the
best place to search is…
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1. A periodical
database
2. Craigslist
3. The Library
Catalog
4. Browse the
stacks
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The Value Of Clickers In
Library Instruction Assessment
1. Assess Audience
2. Assess Background Knowledge
3. Assess Understanding of Concepts
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Enclosing one or more search words within quotation
marks (e.g. “music downloading”) ensures that your
search will only retrieve records that…
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Have been approved
by the RIAA
Are about music
downloading
Appear next to each
other in that order
Appear next to each
other in any order
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2
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Searching for psycho* In the PsycINFO database
WILL NOT retrieve records with the word…
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psycho
psychology
psychosis
psychiatry
psychosomatic
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Increased instructor’s understanding of how well the
students’ comprehended the lecture content
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20
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
N/A
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10
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Instructor n=13
Students n=49
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The Value Of Clickers In
Library Instruction Assessment
1. Assess Audience
2. Assess Background Knowledge
3. Assess Understanding of Concepts
4. Assess Critical Thinking
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Which of the following searches
would be likely to retrieve the greatest number
of articles in a library database?
1. grunge
2. grunge and
Seattle
3. grunge or
Seattle
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Willis, S. L. & Schaie, K. W, (2006). Cognitive functioning in the
Baby Boomers: Longitudinal and cohort effects. In S. K.
Whitbourne & S. L. Willis, (Eds.). The Baby Boomers Grow up.
(pp. 205-234). New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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journal
newspaper
book
Web Site
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Made me think more critically in class
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
N/A
Students n=49
Instructors n=14
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The Value Of Clickers In
Library Instruction Assessment
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Assess Audience
Assess Background Knowledge
Assess Understanding of Concepts
Assess Application of Critical Thinking Skills
Assess Students’ Perception of Session
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The instructor presented subject matter in a clear,
understandable and organized manner…
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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After watching this presentation, I will be more likely to
use clickers in my own instruction
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Undecided
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
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The Value Of Clickers In
Library Instruction Assessment
1. Assess Audience
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Assess Background Knowledge
Assess Understanding of Concepts
Assess Application of Critical Thinking Skills
Assess Students’ Perception of Session
Assess Teaching
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Session Reports
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Results By Question - Numerical
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Results By Question-Graphical
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What’s In It For Students
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Engaging
Encourages
participation
Creates sense of
community
Measures
understanding
Enhances learning
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Clickers made the class more engaging
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20
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
N/A
15
10
5
0
Students n=48
Instructors n=14
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Made me more willing to participate in class discussions
25
20
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
N/A
15
10
5
0
Students n=49
Instructors n=14
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Created a stronger sense of community with my fellow
classmates
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Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
N/A
10
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Students n=49
Instructors n=14
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Enhanced my learning in this class
25
20
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
N/A
15
10
5
0
Students n=49
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“It is the professors use of the
clicker that makes it a worth
while tool.”
Response 2, Dr. J’s Fall 2007 Clicker Survey
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Designing Clicker Questions
• Clicker Questions
– should relate to a specific class objective
– should achieve a purpose
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Demographics
Assessment of previous knowledge
Assessment of comprehension
Stimulate discussion
Student evaluation
– keep answer options to five
– test questions on screen before using
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Integrating Clickers Into Teaching
• Active Learning
– Research indicates question every 15 to 20
minutes
• Other purposes
– Leave 3 to 5 minutes for every question
• Be prepared for contingency teaching
– Questions on the fly
• Differentiate between lecture slides and
active polling slides (color, sound, or prompt)
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Questions?
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