The benefits of active learning are widely acclaimed in higher education. According to Guthrie and Carlin,1 modern students are primarily active learners, and lecture courses may be increasingly out of touch with how students engage their world.
Clickers help instructors actively engage students during the entire class period, gauge their level of understanding of the material being presented, and provide prompt feedback to student questions.
Another benefit of clickers over traditional active learning methods is that they follow the principles of game-based learning.
Best Practices for Implementing Clickers in the Classroom*
The best way to help instructors is to provide mentoring and support from other instructors using clicker systems.
Interesting study about the use of Clickers in the classroom. This study does not show statistically significant differences between Clickers and Traditional Discussion but the perceptual survey indicates students prefer using the SRS system.