Students’ Satisfaction in the Use of Audience Response System (ARS) in College Freshmen Classroom

• Main Authors: SULEIMAN KABIRU YAHAYA, 顏書磊
• Other Authors: TSAI, CHIA-CHING (KAREN)
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/v5m7m8

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 英國語文學系 === 105 === ABSTRACT Audience Response System (ARS) is a form of interactive learning that aims at enhancing the learning experiences of learners by directly connecting each student with the teacher in a classroom. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between students’ satisfaction and their involvement in using audience response system. The benefits, uses, and challenges of using ARS in classrooms were also examined. Questionnaires were administered to fifty-seven students to obtain the relevant data of students’ satisfaction about using ARS (Kahoot) in the classrooms. This study also used instructor’s observation to analyze the students’ behavior in the classroom especially on attendance, participation and interaction. The results of this study indicated that quite a number of the students liked the idea of using ARS in the classroom mostly because it enhanced interaction and increased their attention. In addition, the study found out that ARS could be used as a tool for formative assessment. It promoted and allowed the dynamic engagement of students in the classroom by providing immediate two-way communication between the teacher and the students. The results of this study suggest that more researches are needed to investigate how students can improve their language learning achievement through using ARS.