Engaging Students Through Electronic Response Devices (Clickers)

Net Generation students, those born in the 1980s and later, have grown up with entertaining media such as TV, video games, and the Internet for education as well as amusement. In comparison to these fast-paced, interactive media, traditional lecture classes are likely to be deemed dull and boring. Electronic response devices (clickers) have been found to increase students engagement with course material while making class more fun. This study will examine students responses to the use of clickers in business classes at a small campus of a large public university. Not surprisingly, students reported that the use of the clickers increased both their engagement with the class and the likelihood that they would attend class.