Title:

Inspire & Engage Students Using The Classroom Performance System 

Presenter:

Julie Gaskin 

Short Description:

Use CPS to prepare core content multiple choice questions designed to get students thinking at the application level. Increase student motivation and receive immediate feedback. 

Category:

Lab 

Length:

2 hour(s)

Skill Level:

Novice 

Long Description:

The Classroom Performance System (CPS) is an easy-to-use IR response system that obtains immediate feedback from every student. How you can use CPS in YOUR classroom: Streamline your grading. Your CPS results can be easily exported to Excel, Word, PDF, or the CPS Gradebook. Pass out a paper test and allow students to answer at their own pace. CPS' automated assessment feature lets students answer test questions at their own pace while keeping track of answers and grades behind the scenes. Use CPS to increase benchmark test scores. CPS Online gives you immediate results school- and district-wide - making CPS an ideal tool for benchmark testing. Provide a non-threatening environment allowing all students to participate - even the shy ones.  

ISTE Standards:

PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES. Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology. Teachers: design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners. 

Research:

Research on the learning benefits of questions has shown that the learning environment can be improved by as much as 150% by the application of various questioning approaches. The use of appropriate questions have proved to (1) engage the learner (2) focus the learner on specific objectives (3) help the learner practice retrieval and application of information to answer questions (4) provide opportunities for feedback allowing students to understand why they missed specific questions (5) provide opportunities for repetition within the learning process. This paper will identify how these techniques can be simply integrated into the CPS empowered classroom. http://www.einstruction.com/master_template.cfm?color=gold&link=show_article&id=66