1. Enhancing the student learning and the student learning experience through an Electronic Voting System. Marina De Vos, Emma Cliffe, James Davenport, Alan Hayes, Nitin Parmar. HEA ICT 10th Programming Workshop, University Brighton, 30 March 2010 With support of HEA ICT.

2. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 2 Goals Provide a more interactive teaching environment Provide a more interactive teaching environment Enhance feedback to and from students Enhance feedback to and from students Enhance students motivation Enhance students motivation Improve the Performance, Self-Reflection and Forethought cycle: Self-regulated environment Improve the Performance, Self-Reflection and Forethought cycle: Self-regulated environment Support students learning the basics of programming Support students learning the basics of programming

3. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 3 Electronic Voting Systems (EVS) Allows for effective student participation Allows for effective student participation Immediate [anonymous] submission of responses Immediate [anonymous] submission of responses Graphical output of results Graphical output of results Response data saved for later analysis Response data saved for later analysis

4. 1. Which one of the sentences is true considering the following lines of code: String country = "England"; Town bath = new Town(country); 1. the class Town contains a constructor with a String as a parameter 2. bath is an instance of the class England 3. bath is an object of type String

5. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 5 2. After executing the code, what are the values of a and b? int a=3; int b=5; int c=a++; int d=--b; if ((a+1)==d){ c++; b--; } if (c!=b){ a++; } else { b++; } 1. a=3; b=4; 2. a=4; b=4; 3. a=3; b=5; 4. a=5; b=4; 5. a=4; b=5;

6. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 6 3. A & B is the same as B & A for any boolean expression in Java. 1. True 2. False

7. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 7 Advantages of EVS Enables students to benchmark their progress against their peers Enables students to benchmark their progress against their peers Supports the students actively engaging with their learning Supports the students actively engaging with their learning Faster loop of performance, reflection and forethought – improves self-efficacy Faster loop of performance, reflection and forethought – improves self-efficacy Enables the lecturer to indentify those areas that the cohort are struggling with Enables the lecturer to indentify those areas that the cohort are struggling with Promotes peer interaction and support Promotes peer interaction and support Enables the students to anonymously feedback the lecturer Enables the students to anonymously feedback the lecturer But multiple-choice questions makes stimulating deep learning more difficult. But multiple-choice questions makes stimulating deep learning more difficult.

8. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 8 EVS in Programming 1 Python: Pen and Paper Revision Quiz Python: Pen and Paper Revision Quiz Java: EVS revision quiz using EVS Java: EVS revision quiz using EVS Unit Feedback: to complement the anonymous web-based one Unit Feedback: to complement the anonymous web-based one

9. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 9 3. A & B is the same as B & A for any boolean expression in Java. 1. True 2. False

10. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 10 EVS is good fun, something different and its very good to be interactive 1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neutral 4. Disagree 5. Strongly Disagree

11. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 11 Java EVS vs. Python Quiz 1. evs 2. Quiz 3. I liked both 4. I liked neither

12. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 12 Student Opinion “.. It gives a good view on how the rest of the class is doing in comparison and lets you know how much harder you should be working” “.. It gives a good view on how the rest of the class is doing in comparison and lets you know how much harder you should be working” “It was useful to be able to see my answer in comparison to other peoples. This gave me an easy way to benchmark my learning against others to see how I was doing on the course” “It was useful to be able to see my answer in comparison to other peoples. This gave me an easy way to benchmark my learning against others to see how I was doing on the course”

13. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 13 Lecturer Opinion Easy to use Easy to use Makes it easier to spot problem areas Makes it easier to spot problem areas More relaxed atmosphere. More relaxed atmosphere. Stimulates discussion between students and students-lecturer Stimulates discussion between students and students-lecturer

14. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 14 The Reverse: Obtaining Feedback Standard web-based review: limited volunteers Standard web-based review: limited volunteers EVS: all student in the lecture EVS: all student in the lecture They all see each others evaluation They all see each others evaluation Closing the loop Closing the loop

15. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 15 Student Opinion More enjoyable More enjoyable More interactive More interactive Compare opinions Compare opinions Would have preferred to hear the lecturer’s expectation Would have preferred to hear the lecturer’s expectation No room for comments No room for comments Feedback on the questions Feedback on the questions

16. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 16 Lecturer Opinion Confrontational but worth it Confrontational but worth it Opens up debate Opens up debate I preferred it over reading the unit evaluations I preferred it over reading the unit evaluations Results are comparable Results are comparable

17. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 17 ResponseWare Internet version of EVS Internet version of EVS More flexibility More flexibility Used for remedial classes Used for remedial classes Requires more flexibility on the part of the tutors Requires more flexibility on the part of the tutors

18. EVS in Literature Caldwell, J.E., 2007. Clickers in the Large Classroom: Current Research and Best-Practice Tips. Life Sciences Education, 6(1), 9-20. Caldwell, J.E., 2007. Clickers in the Large Classroom: Current Research and Best-Practice Tips. Life Sciences Education, 6(1), 9-20. Draper, S.W. & Brown, M.I., 2004. Increasing interactivity in lectures using an electronic voting system. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 20(2), 81-94. Draper, S.W. & Brown, M.I., 2004. Increasing interactivity in lectures using an electronic voting system. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 20(2), 81-94. Cutts, Q.I. & Kennedy, G.E., 2005. Connecting learning environments using electronic voting systems. In Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Computer Society, Inc., pp. 181-186. Cutts, Q.I. & Kennedy, G.E., 2005. Connecting learning environments using electronic voting systems. In Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Computer Society, Inc., pp. 181-186. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 18

19. After this talk I would be willing to use EVS? EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 19 1. Absolutely 2. Maybe 3. Neutral 4. Probably not 5. Definitely not

20. EVS - 10 th Programming Workshop – University of Brighton 20 Questions? Thank you.