SIP 1.10: Polling to Expand Student Participation

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice?

Getting a large group of students involved in class interaction can be a challenge. Some students participate willingly while others are more reluctant.

Take a SIP of this: Polling to Expand Student Participation

Interactive technologies can provide a platform that will encourage broader interaction. Through the web-based technologies listed below instructors can pose questions and receive real-time answers. Responses can be projected for the class to see or kept private.

Although each product has distinct features they offer options to pose open- or closed-ended questions tThis is a picture of dozens of students in a large lecture hall. All of the students have computers out in front of them and there are large screens around the whole room.hat require single- or multi-word answers. Three present the responses in a linear fashion and one creates a word cloud.

Students can respond via mobile phone, Ipad or tablet, or computer. Questions may be presented online, embedded in a website or included in PowerPoint. Instructors have the ability to export answers for future use. Free accounts are available for each.

  • Polldaddy.com
  • Polleverywhere.com
  • Socrative.com
  • Answergarden.ch

Here are some ideas for encouraging class wide participation and interaction:

  • Pose a quick question at the beginning of class to get students thinking about the topic for the day
  • Create a word cloud for group brainstorming
  • Use an open-ended higher level thinking question as a way to encourage broad response as part of class discussion
  • Pose a closed or open-ended question to check for understanding at the end of class
  • Ask questions to be answered individually or as small groups
  • Have students use the answers generated by the class to synthesize or continue to explore ideas after the lesson
  • Invite students to develop and manage their own questions

Still thirsty? Take another SIP of Polling to Expand Student Participation

 

 

 

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