Session 2: Science education - thinking outside the box

2.3 Click here for ACTION. About implementing 'clickers' in the science classroom - experiences and devices
Annemie Vermeyen, KAHO Sint-Lieven, Belgium

Abstract
Clickers (student response systems) are – in Europe – a rather new technology which is used to promote (inter)active learning for secondary and high school students. Several methods used to implement clickers in science lessons will be presented, along with fi ndings and opinions of both teachers and students. This form of peer instruction, whether or not combined with demo-experiments, appears to be a didactic method suitable for teaching both scientific knowledge and attitudes.