Study, development and assessment of novel Clickers approaches to support active learning

• Grant number: 15/08668-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: October 01, 2015
• End date: September 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computer Systems
• Principal Investigator: Rodolfo Jardim de Azevedo
• Grantee: Ricardo Edgard Caceffo
• Supervisor: Kellogg S. Booth
• Host Institution: Instituto de Computação (IC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of British Columbia, Vancouver (UBC), Canada
• Associated to the scholarship: 14/07502-4 - An educational methodology for promoting active learning through a dynamic content classroom, BP.PD

Abstract

The Active Learning Model (ALM) is characterized by the direct participation of learners in their learning process. An example of an ALM approach that uses advanced digital technology is the Classroom Response System (CRS). A CRS allows feedback from learners to the instructor, supporting the real-time identification of learners' learning problems, also allowing the instructor to adjust his/her classroom activity according to the received feedback. Usually, a CRS is implemented with clickers, small devices that allow learners to submit multiple-choice questions' answers to the instructor. In addition to its traditional use, for multiple-choice questions, clickers can be applied to support other novel educational approaches that are being used in specific situations, such as Game-Theoretical exercises in which clickers allow students to participate in interactive sessions that explore decision theory and other game-theoretic concepts. Computer science, specifically logic and programming topics, is an area yet to be fully explored. The research proposed for this internship will explore new approaches for the educational application of clickers, focusing mainly on: (a) the creation, development and assessment of a novel classroom response system methodology (CRSM) based on the ALM model and delivered using clickers (on the learners' side) and mobile devices (on the instructor's side) and (b) the evaluation of a working prototype to validate the new methodology. The assessment will be a three-step iteration process. After three experiments (E1, E2 and E3) have been analyzed, the formal methodology will be adjusted. The BEPE project is strongly connected to the local post-doctorate project that is currently in execution; the three experiments are being designed as part of that research. Results from the final experiment (E3) will be the basis for adjustments and improvements in the methodologies currently under development in the candidate's postdoctoral research (CSCI and CSPI). (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BESHAI, PETER; CACEFFO, RICARDO; BOOTH, KELLOGG S.. Providing Semi-private Feedback on a Shared Public Screen by Controlling Presentation Onset. ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (TAP), v. 17, n. 3, NOV 2020. (15/08668-6, 14/07502-4)