Below is a collections of resources related to Electronic Voting Systems (EVS). Note that many of these resources link to other websites, if you find a broken link or would like to suggest a new resource please contact martin.hawksey 'at' strath.ac.uk.
InterWrite PRS-RF Support Material - Collection of material for InterWrite PRS-RF training and support
Falkirk Council Education Services - Evaluation of Classroom Response Systems/Voting Tools (2006) - This report was compiled by Malcolm Wilson and evaluates 11 different EVS systems in classroom conditions. Many of the new radio frequency (RF) handsets are included in the evaluation which was carried out between November 2005 and February 2006. Document appears here with kind permission of Malcolm Wilson. Full text
Early Evaluation of Student-Owned Model - This questionnaire was developed by Pippa Markham and Mel McKendrick to evaluate the use of a student-owned model of handset usage being piloted as part of REAP in the Caledonian Business School. As well as student perceived benefits/enjoyment the questionnaire evaluates any difficulties students are having with handset operation. Full text
Peer Instruction versus Class-wide Discussion - This questionnaire was developed by David Nicol for the evaluation of Jim Boyle's Engineering Mechanics class. The papers below (Nicol & Boyle, 2003; Boyle & Nicol 2003) document the questionnaires development and the evaluation of results. Full text
Student Questionnaire - This easy to use questionnaire was designed by Dr Margaret Brown at the University of Glasgow as part of the HEA funded 'Teaching metrics using EVS (Electronic Voting System) handsets' project. This questionnaire has been designed to allow lecturers to quickly evaluate the students experience of using EVS within lecture environments. Document appears here with kind permission of Dr Margaret Brown. Full text
Lecturer Questionnaire - This questionnaire was also designed by Dr Margaret Brown at the University of Glasgow as part of the HEA funded 'Teaching metrics using EVS (Electronic Voting System) handsets' project. This questionnaire has been designed to allow Institutions to quickly evaluate the lecturers experience of using EVS within lecture environments. Document appears here with kind permission of Dr Margaret Brown. Full text
Nicol,D.J. & Boyle, J. T. (2003) Peer Instruction versus Class-wide Discussion in large classes: a comparison of two interaction methods in the wired classroom. Studies in Higher Education vol.28 no.4 pp.457-473 External link
Boyle, J. T. & Nicol,D.J. (2003) Using classroom communication systems to support interaction and discussion in large class settings. ALT-J - Association for Learning Technology Journal 11(3), p43-57. Full text
See also 'Research on the Effectiveness of Classroom Response Systems' link below for an extensive collection of papers.
David A. Banks (Editor), Audience Response Systems in Higher Education: Applications and Cases, Information Science Publishing ISBN: 1591409489
Douglas Duncan, Clickers in the Classroom, Benjamin Cummings ISBN: 0805387285
Derek Bok Center , Interactive Teaching DVD: Promoting Better Learning Using Peer Instruction and Just-in-Time Teaching
Steve Draper's Electronic Voting Systems and interactive lectures - this website contains a wealth of information on electronic voting systems. http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/~steve/ilig/
Research on the Effectiveness of Classroom Response Systems - this site has been put together by the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University and contains an extensive list of research articles on the effectiveness of electronic voting systems. http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/technology/crs_biblio.htm
Canadian In-Class Question Database (CINQ-DB) - this is a fledgling repository of EVS questions hosted by the Department of Physics at University of Toronto. Currently the repository has questions designed for astronomy; mathematics; physics; psychology; and science. CINQ-DB are continually looking to add more questions to the repository and welcome input from EVS users across all disciplines and institutions. http://cinqdb.physics.utoronto.ca/
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