Use of a Student Response System in Primary Schools — An Empirical Study

Abstract

This paper reports a pilot study for a student response system (SRS) used in an English school. The technology used is the "Wireless Response System"-WRS developed at Huddersfield University, and the learning activities were conducted in Mathematics and English classes. The main concepts-activity based, problem based and opinion based learning-are adopted into the study. A case study was the method used in the investigation. The results show that the system is suitable for different sizes groups of users, who may choose their preferred question types. The school claims the use of WRS was successful, evidenced by the data collected, and the children and teachers were interested in using it. We conclude that the SRS can assist teachers in classroom teaching at primary school level, especially in the observations of engagement and effectiveness of students' learning.