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Response Devices

Overview

Response devices boost engagement by encouraging all students to answer every question. By receiving immediate, regular feedback, teachers can assess student learning and appropriately adjust instruction to meet their needs.

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  • Response devices are used to ask questions, track attendance, engage students in formative assessment, and, in some models, stimulate discussions between students. Teachers can carefully craft questions that students respond to before and after engaging in small group discussions; this collaborative process can support students' varying Speed of Processing and meaningful student communication and reflection.

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  • A diverse range of personal response devices currently exists. For both teachers and developers, usability is a key consideration. When response devices seamlessly integrate into a lesson and with existing technologies, students can engage in a rich learning experience.

    • Factors Supported by this Strategy

    Learner Background
    Sleep
    Social and Emotional Learning
    Self-Regulation
    Motivation
    Sense of Belonging
    Emotion
    Cognition
    Speed of Processing
    Short-term Memory
    Inhibition
    Long-term Memory
    Attention
    Mathematics

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