Classroom+Response+System

Classroom Response System (CRS) 

What is CRS?
A classroom response system (CRS) is what we often know as “clickers.” They are also called a personal response system, student response system, or audience response system. The system works through a “target” connected to the teacher’s computer and a set of clickers that are assigned to each student.

The teacher gives a multiple choice question and a set of answers usually upon the computer projector. As the question is opened to the students, they may aim their clicker towards the target transmitter. The clicker emits a radio-frequency signal to the target which receives it and transfers it to the software on the computer.

What can CRS be used for?
CRS can be used in many ways. For elementary, it could be used as an engaging quiz system to prevent cheating and test anxiety. This also allows for anonymous answers through all students. The teacher can access the individual answers from the students at any point by using assigned clickers. For higher education, the CRS can be used for quizzing, surveys, polls, and more. CRS could also be used during presentations in the work place or during college assessments.

Similar Programs
There are many spin-offs from the CRS. One that has recently become popular and has been used here at SAU is polleverywhere. On this site, instead of using assigned clickers, the assessment or survey is given through the internet and those taking the assessment send a free text message to the number that corresponds with their response to the given question.

There is also a version of the clicker system that s produced through SMART (the same as our SMART boards). Instead of clickers, the students are given larger remotes. Otherwise, the idea is generally the same. Here is a video that explains the system and how it is used in a classroom. media type="youtube" key="r3R6gewJ9xg" height="255" width="430" align="center"

Sources: Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching SMART Tech Poll Everywhere

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