Using Audience Response System in a Third World Country: The Good, Bad and Ugly

Autor/inn/en	Ayebi-Arthur, Kofi; Acheaw Owusu, Kofi
Titel	Using Audience Response System in a Third World Country: The Good, Bad and Ugly
Quelle	In: E-Learning and Digital Media, 17 (2020) 5, S.408-424 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ayebi-Arthur, Kofi) ORCID (Acheaw Owusu, Kofi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2042-7530
DOI	10.1177/2042753020935551
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Audience Response Systems; Educational Benefits; Barriers; College Students; College Faculty; Teacher Student Relationship; Interaction; Lecture Method; Student Attitudes; Internet; Instructional Innovation; Student Centered Learning; Instructional Effectiveness; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsertrag; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Interaktion; Schülerverhalten; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	An effective classroom is where there are various forms of interactions: student-student and teacher-student. Unfortunately, most of the interactions that go on in our lecture theatres are minimal. This paper reports an innovative method of engaging students through the use of an Audience Response System (ARS) in a university course. The ARS was used to explore the possibility of improving the interactions in the lecture theatres. The overarching research question was: How best does ARS support lecturer-student interactions in the lecture theatre? A questionnaire and interview were used to elicit students' views on the use of ARS as an instructional tool. Students reported that they enjoyed using ARS as it facilitated class interaction and collaboration. Internet onnectivity and incompatibility issues on some devices made teaching with the ARS a bit challenging. It is therefore recommended that lecturers can make use of ARS to improve interactions in their lecture rooms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01