Abstract
The emergence of new technologies has necessitated the need to explore new and innovative tools to conduct assessments in Higher education. One of these newest technologies is plickers which represent a student centered and student engagement during the delivery of course content. The focus of this paper is to explore the use of plickers for conducting assessments in higher education. Issues to be examined are, usability of plickers, tools that create student-centred and student engagement environment. The issues to be explored include the following, first, the selection of appropriate technological assessment tool that does not hinder student learning. Second, the technology that provides immediate feedback to students and to guarantee effective teaching. Third, the cost effectiveness of the tool and its availability to facilitators. The paper is theoretical in nature and use and is mainly interpretive (qualitative inquiry). It is argued that plickers is one of the innovative and yet unexplored tools that can be embraced to conduct assessments in the current technological changes. Furthermore, the paper argues that plickers enhances student engagement during class and provide immediate feedback to the formative assessment.
Highlights
The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) has been thriving worldwide in the last few decades
Tools such as plickers are beneficial for formative assessment to improve student learning and to assist in indicating where improvement is needed
The assessments are done in real time and the results are available immediately
Summary
The use of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) has been thriving worldwide in the last few decades. Its use has impacted the instructional delivery in higher education (HE), and has shown potential to support learning and teaching in a number of ways (Wrenn & Wrenn, 2009). There is a need for a technology that can be intergrated seamlessly into teaching and learning. Higher Education Institutions are seeking approaches and alternatives to assess students and seek ways to give them timely feedback. The technology that can support lecturers with the challenges of collecting real-time formative assessment data quickly from students is the use of plickers. There is no need for the students to use any hardware device when participating in formative assessments during class. There are two choices to conduct formative assessments during class by using Learning Management system (LMS) or Clickers at one University of Technology. Clickers require each student to have clicker device that they will use to answer the questions
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