Student Response Systems

 Student response systems were designed to make education more engaging and to create a more active learning environment for students. By using student response systems, teachers are able to quickly assess their students' progress in the mastery of concepts, skills, and other desired outcomes. These systems make assessment easier for teachers in that many platforms offer graphing functions to consolidate data. Student response systems also make answering easier and more precise for students. While some systems simply allow true/false or multiple choice answering options, some systems such as Ping Ping offers students the option to draw or write their own answers. Students are able to share answers in a supportive environment while using Plickers due to the fact that every student has a unique card that the teacher is able to then scan to find their answer. This not only prevents cheating but also allows for a more interactive experience for the class. Many teachers have found success in student response systems for these reasons and many more case specific reasons. Some student response systems are quite costly but many such as Plickers and Ping Pong are free and only require the use of digital apps. For their schools who are not on a one to one technology ratio to students, liquors app offers a very simple solution: each student receives a unique answer card and the only device required is the teachers smart phone or tablet with the pluckers app downloaded for scanning purposes. These answer cards can be printed find standard copy paper and even laminated for long-term use.
 
  

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