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'''Clicker polling''' is a polling method typically used in large classrooms or conference halls where respondents use a special device called a clicker, or an app or website with similar functionality, to submit an option of choice from a specific list of options provided. Clicker polling may be used for [[multiple-choice question]]s, including [[survey multiple-choice question]]s, to gather rapid feedback. | '''Clicker polling''' is a polling method typically used in large classrooms or conference halls where respondents use a special device called a clicker, or an app or website with similar functionality, to submit an option of choice from a specific list of options provided. Clicker polling may be used for [[multiple-choice question]]s, including [[survey multiple-choice question]]s, to gather rapid feedback. | ||
==Example== | |||
The following lecture from MIT OpenCourseWare makes use of single-round clicker polling for MCQs at multiple points in the lecture. Results at the aggregate level are displayed. | |||
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==Parameters== | ==Parameters== | ||
===Anonymity and openness=== | |||
* Anonymity at the individual level from the teacher | * Anonymity at the individual level from the teacher | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 17 September 2013
Definition
Clicker polling is a polling method typically used in large classrooms or conference halls where respondents use a special device called a clicker, or an app or website with similar functionality, to submit an option of choice from a specific list of options provided. Clicker polling may be used for multiple-choice questions, including survey multiple-choice questions, to gather rapid feedback.
Example
The following lecture from MIT OpenCourseWare makes use of single-round clicker polling for MCQs at multiple points in the lecture. Results at the aggregate level are displayed.
{{#widget:YouTube|id=N1FTKBCq8V0}}
Parameters
Anonymity and openness
- Anonymity at the individual level from the teacher
- Anonymity at the individual level from fellow students
- Whether the polling is open at the group level, i.e., whether the aggregate responses are made available
- Whether the list of questions and individual or aggregate responses are archived in a form that the teacher and/or students can access later