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Student Response Systems

Shannon Herndon
Kennesaw State University










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Implementing iRespond, a student response system in the classroom can provide
assistance to both the student and teacher. The students would be excited to use a hand-held
mobile device in order to complete quizzes and interact through polling exercises. Teachers
would appreciate the instant feedback and compilation of data aspects of the student response
system. Student response systems are discussed by Roblyer; he states, Teachers use the systems
to engage students and check comprehension. (2013, p. 153). He also discusses that there is
software available for students to use their cell phones to respond, instead of a hand-held device
provided by the district. (Roblyer, 2013, p. 157) This would alleviate many costs, such as
purchasing, maintenance, and replacement. As the iRespond student response systems break or
become outdated, the district should replace them with Bring Your Own Device student response
software.
The standards that will be addressed in the student response systems project are the
Georgia Performance Standards for World History; SSWH16 The student will demonstrate an
understanding of long-term causes of World War I and its global impact by identifying the
causes of the war, describing conditions on the war front for soldiers, explaining the major
decisions made in the Versailles Treaty, and analyzing the destabilization of Europe in the
collapse of the great empires. The National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers will
be covered by the application of the Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and
Assessments standard where, Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning
experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content
learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS S.
Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with
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content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching (ISTE,
2008).

The iRespond student response system will be used to evaluate the students reading
comprehension of the WWI chapter in their textbook. After students read chapter twenty nine in
their text, they would take a reading quiz. Since the iRespond student response system gives
instantaneous feedback, students and teachers can assess the data immediately after the quiz.
After the data is obtained a teacher can gauge which portions of the standards need to retaught.
The data will ultimately lead to greater comprehension and higher chance of student success on
the WWI Unit Test.
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References
Georgia Department of Education. (2012). Social studies world history standards. Retrieved
April 28, 2013 from
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Georgia%20Performance%20Standards/Wo
rld-History.pdf

International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). National educational technology
Standards for teachers. Retrieved April 28, 2103 from
http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-t-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2

Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching (6th
ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon Publishers.