Arguably, the most important element in a student’s education is class size and one¬-on-one time with the teacher. Right now, states are spending close to $100 million to reduce class sizes in an effort to increase student achievement (Hancock). Most studies and reports on class size by the U.S. Department of Education were conducted from the mid-1980 and late-1990. These studies are not relevant to technology available to campuses today, and do not reflect the average student’s classroom. With the introduction of certain technology, large class sizes are becoming more student-friendly and based less on lecturing.
“The most recent technology to catch the attention of [the National Science Teachers Association] is clicker technology—a computer-mediated, wireless response system that holds high promise for helping science lecture hall become an effective student-centered learning environment” (Hatch, Jensen, Moore 36). Clickers are not only effective in science-based......
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