The use of clickers in Instrumentation and Control Engineering education: a case study

The use of clickers in Instrumentation and Control Engineering education: a case study
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点击器在仪器仪表与控制工程教育中的使用：案例研究

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2019
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Sanjay K. Sharma
Sanjay K. Sharma
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Asiya Khan;P. Schoenborn;Sanjay K. Sharma

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摘要本文介绍了普利茅斯大学三年级仪表与控制工程（n = 37）的小规模研究结果。这项研究的目的是通过使用点击器来提高学生的学习和参与。点击器允许学生匿名参与。对讲座内容进行了修改，以定期嵌入点击器问题，以测试知识，理解和认知技能。最后，学生们更喜欢互动式讲座，而不是传统的说教式讲座，使用点击器增加了学生的参与度和参与度。有趣的是，与前一年的评估结果相比，参与程度的提高似乎确实导致了控制工程学科约10%的整体成绩提高。然而，在仪器仪表方面，平均下降了约20%。这种下降的一个可能的促成因素可能是仅仪器的考试格式改变。今年，多项选择部分被从仪器仪表试卷中删除。此外，方差分析表明，除了在讲座中使用点击器，出勤率起着关键作用。这项小规模研究的结果表明，对于一个更复杂的主题，如控制，学生的学习，参与和成就可以通过使用点击器增加。
ABSTRACT This paper presents results from a small-scale study of third-year Instrumentation and Control Engineering (n = 37) at the University of Plymouth. The aim of the study was to enhance student learning and increase participation via the use of clickers. Clickers allow for student participation anonymously. The lecture content was modified to embed clicker questions at regular intervals to test knowledge, understanding and cognitive skills. Largely, the students preferred interactive lectures to traditional didactic lectures and using clickers increased student engagement and participation. Interestingly, compared to assessment results from the previous year, the increased level of engagement did seem to lead to an overall improvement in grades of approximately 10% in the subject of Control Engineering. However, in Instrumentation, the average fell by approximately 20%. One possible contributory factor of this drop could be the changed exam format for Instrumentation only. This year, the multiple choice section was removed from the Instrumentation examination paper. Furthermore, an analysis of variance showed that in addition to using clickers in the lectures, attendance plays a key role. Results of this small-scale study show that for a more complex subject like Control, student learning, engagement and attainment can increase by the use of clickers.