Interactive+Response+Systems

Interactive Response Systems

According to Wikipedia, Classroom Response Systems (CRS) is a technological way to assess students, more commonly known as [|Audience Response Systems]. The instructor is able to ask objective and subjective questions to each student. The questions come from a computer, and are displayed for each student to view. Each student can answer their test questions at their own pace and respond with a remote control device ("clicker"). A radio or infrared transmitter picks up the student's response and sends it to the computer, which stores the responses and can provide detailed reports. This system allows instructors to obtain immediate feedback from each student. The system keeps a log of every class session, so student records are always available. The main goals of the Classroom Performance System are to "Engage, Assess, and Achieve" in a variety of learning environments.

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//**The Pros and Cons of IRS**// __Pros of Interactive Response Systems in the Classroom__ -teachers can verify individaul, knowledge and understanding -teacher can decide if class ready to move ahead -no embarassment about wrong answers -Wikipedia outlines several of the [|benefits] of these systems -great tool for formative assessment __Cons of IRS in the Classroom__ -takes a great deal of time to prepare the questions and material -fairly expensive -infrared use line-of-sight technology -response format fairly limited, especially with IR systems

__IRS in Elementary Schools__ - __IRS in Secondary Schools__ -
 * //Pedagogy//**

-a good Q&A on IRS from the [|University of Texas]
 * //Other Resources for teachers using IRS//**

**workshop for Google Docs**: led by Richard