An Electronic Response System and Conceptests in General Chemistry Courses

Donovan, William

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An Electronic Response System and Conceptests in General Chemistry Courses

Donovan, W. (2008). An Electronic Response System and Conceptests in General Chemistry Courses. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 27(4), 369-389. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
ISSN 0731-9258
Volume 27, Issue 4, October 2008
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Chesapeake, VA

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William Donovan, The University of Akron, United States

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This paper reports the findings of a study of student attitudes and student improvement in conceptual understanding using conceptests with an electronic response system in lecture courses. Students and instructors valued the feedback and interaction that the response system afforded. For a majority of the chemistry topics studied, student understanding improved between the conceptest and corresponding paired exam question, suggesting that the student statements that the conceptests helped improve understanding of the chemistry concepts have validity.

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Burnstein, R. A., & Lederman, L. M. (2001). Using wireless keypads in lecture classes. The Physics Teacher, 39, 8-11.
Burnstein, R. A., & Lederman, L. M. (2003). Comparison of different commercial keypad systems. The Physics Teacher, 41, 272-275.
Burton, K. (2006). The trial of an audience response system to facilitate problem-based learning in legal education. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 265-275). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.
Cutts, Q., Carbone, A., & Van Haaster, K. (2004, november/December). Using an electronic voting system to promote active reflection on coursework feedback. Paper presented at the international Conference on Computers in Education, melbourne, australia.
Duncan, D. (2006). Clickers: a new teaching aid with exceptional promise. Astronomy Education Review, 5(1), 70-88.
Greer, L., & Heaney, P. J. (2004). Real-time analysis of student comprehension: an assessment of electronic student-response technology in an introductory Earth-science course. Journal of Geoscience Education, 52, 345-351.
Hall, R. H., Thomas, M. L., Collier, H. L., & Hilgers, M. G. (2005, august). A student response system for increasing engagement, motivation, and learning in high enrollment lectures. Paper presented at the Eleventh americas Conference on information Systems, omaha, nE.
Hinde, K., & Hunt, A. (2006). Using the personal response system to enhance student learning: Some evidence from teaching economics. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 140-154). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.
Judson, E., & Sawada, D. (2002). Learning from past and present: Electronic response systems in college lecture halls. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 21(2), 167-181.
Kift, S. (2006). Using an audience response system to enhance student engagement in large group orientation: a law faculty case study. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 80-95). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.
Mazur, E. (1997). Peer instruction: A user’s manual; Saddle River, nJ: Prentice Hall.
Nakhleh, M. B., & Mitchell, R. C. (1993). Concept learning versus problem solving: There is a difference. Journal of Chemical Education, 70(3), 190192.
O’Connor, V., Groves, M., & Minck, S. (2006). The audience response system: a new resource in medical education. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 222-247). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.
Pelton, L. F., & Pelton, T. (2006). Selected and constructed response systems in mathematics classrooms. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 175-186). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.
Preszler, R. W., Dawe, A., Shuster, C. B., & Shuster, M. (2007). Assessment of the effects of student response systems on student learning and attitudes over a broad range of biology courses. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 6(1), 29-41.
Sauers, A. L., & Morrison, R. W. (2007). In-lecture guided inquiry for large organic chemistry classes. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 233, CHED-838.
University of Wisconsin. (2006). Chemistry conceptest questions. Retrieved July 13, 2007, from http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~concept/
Their assistance in collection and compilation of the 2004-2005 school year survey data. Use of the Classroom Performance System in the 2004-2005 school year was funded by a grant from the University of akron institute for Teaching and learning. The author also wishes to thank mary nakhleh and the JCmST reviewers for their thoughtful comments.

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[1] Bunce, D. M., vandenPlas, J. R., & Havanki, K. L. (2006). Comparing the effectiveness on student achievement of a student response system versus online WebCT quizzes. Journal of Chemical Education, 83(3), 488-493.

[2] Burnstein, R. A., & Lederman, L. M. (2001). Using wireless keypads in lecture classes. The Physics Teacher, 39, 8-11.

[3] Burnstein, R. A., & Lederman, L. M. (2003). Comparison of different commercial keypad systems. The Physics Teacher, 41, 272-275.

[4] Burton, K. (2006). The trial of an audience response system to facilitate problem-based learning in legal education. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 265-275). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.

[5] Cutts, Q., Carbone, A., & Van Haaster, K. (2004, november/December). Using an electronic voting system to promote active reflection on coursework feedback. Paper presented at the international Conference on Computers in Education, melbourne, australia.

[6] Duncan, D. (2006). Clickers: a new teaching aid with exceptional promise. Astronomy Education Review, 5(1), 70-88.

[7] Greer, L., & Heaney, P. J. (2004). Real-time analysis of student comprehension: an assessment of electronic student-response technology in an introductory Earth-science course. Journal of Geoscience Education, 52, 345-351.

[8] Hall, R. H., Thomas, M. L., Collier, H. L., & Hilgers, M. G. (2005, august). A student response system for increasing engagement, motivation, and learning in high enrollment lectures. Paper presented at the Eleventh americas Conference on information Systems, omaha, nE.

[9] Hinde, K., & Hunt, A. (2006). Using the personal response system to enhance student learning: Some evidence from teaching economics. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 140-154). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.

[10] Judson, E., & Sawada, D. (2002). Learning from past and present: Electronic response systems in college lecture halls. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 21(2), 167-181.

[11] Kift, S. (2006). Using an audience response system to enhance student engagement in large group orientation: a law faculty case study. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 80-95). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.

[12] Mazur, E. (1997). Peer instruction: A user’s manual; Saddle River, nJ: Prentice Hall.

[13] Nakhleh, M. B., & Mitchell, R. C. (1993). Concept learning versus problem solving: There is a difference. Journal of Chemical Education, 70(3), 190192.

[14] O’Connor, V., Groves, M., & Minck, S. (2006). The audience response system: a new resource in medical education. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 222-247). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.

[15] Pelton, L. F., & Pelton, T. (2006). Selected and constructed response systems in mathematics classrooms. In D. A. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases (pp. 175-186). Hershey, Pa: information Science Publishing.

[16] Preszler, R. W., Dawe, A., Shuster, C. B., & Shuster, M. (2007). Assessment of the effects of student response systems on student learning and attitudes over a broad range of biology courses. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 6(1), 29-41.

[17] Sauers, A. L., & Morrison, R. W. (2007). In-lecture guided inquiry for large organic chemistry classes. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 233, CHED-838.

[18] University of Wisconsin. (2006). Chemistry conceptest questions. Retrieved July 13, 2007, from http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~concept/

[19] Their assistance in collection and compilation of the 2004-2005 school year survey data. Use of the Classroom Performance System in the 2004-2005 school year was funded by a grant from the University of akron institute for Teaching and learning. The author also wishes to thank mary nakhleh and the JCmST reviewers for their thoughtful comments.

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