Share Paper: Evaluating the Effects of Active Student Responses on Immediate Learning and Long-Term Retention

  1. Chanae Jamison, Florida Institute of Technology, United States
  2. David Kelley, Florida Institute of Technology, United States
  3. Cindy Schmitt, Florida Institute of Technology, United States
  4. Ada C. Harvey, Florida Institute of Technology, United States
  5. Mark T. Harvey, Florida Institute of Technology, United States
  6. Emily Meyer, Florida Institute of Technology, United States
Wednesday, March 27 6:15 PM-8:00 PM Grand Ballroom C

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of Active Student Responses (ASR) as an instructional method for online staff training. Active Student Response, also known as Audience Response Systems (ARS), is a teaching strategy that increases the number of response opportunities in a presentation to improve a learner’s performance. The current study investigated the effect of online staff training videos with and without ASR’s on the post-test and maintenance test scores across six instruction modules. Active Student Responses consisted of multiple choice questions administered throughout each teaching module. Data were recorded and analyzed using an ...