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Incorporating the advantages of clickers and mobile devices to teach Economics to non-economists

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  • Hairong Mu
  • Dimitrios Paparas

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In the twenty-first century, teaching practitioners in higher education (HE) have found themselves confronted with more challenges to help students engage in learning. Particularly, one of the main problems with the traditional lecture format to teach non-economists economics is that students tend to lack interest in the subject and therefore have a low level of engagement. Student response systems (i.e. “clickers”) have been used in classes for about 20 years and become more popular on many college campuses. Many studies reveal that clicker technology offers great promise in increasing students’ participation and engagement in lectures. Meanwhile, thanks to fast development of mobile technology, personal mobile devices can be integrated with clicker systems into teaching and learning with improved features. The programme we used and found as a very useful interactive teaching tool for learning is called Kahoot!. This paper offers a brief guidance on how to use Kahoot! to encourage active learning and engage non-economics majors in learning economics. Meanwhile, the existing relevant literature with regard to the use of clickers in HE is highlighted. In addition, the effectiveness of using Kahoot! in teaching economics to non-economists is evaluated by a student survey.

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  • Hairong Mu & Dimitrios Paparas, 2015. "Incorporating the advantages of clickers and mobile devices to teach Economics to non-economists," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 3(1), pages 1099802-109, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oaefxx:v:3:y:2015:i:1:p:1099802
    DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2015.1099802
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    1. McDaniel Mohr, Tanga, 2013. "Iclickers and student performance," International Review of Economics Education, Elsevier, vol. 14(C), pages 16-23.
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    1. Serena M. Jones & Priya Katyal & Xuan Xie & Madeleine P. Nicolas & Eric M. Leung & Damon M. Noland & Jin Kim Montclare, 2019. "A ‘KAHOOT!’ Approach: The Effectiveness of Game-Based Learning for an Advanced Placement Biology Class," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 50(6), pages 832-847, December.

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