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clicker

clicker

3 3.5
A small electronic device people use to answer questions and vote
  • noun
  • /ˈklɪkər/
translation icon : dispositivo de respuesta
  • We have found that the biggest impact of clickers comes when they are used with a combination of practices that others have developed.
  • use clickers
  • clicker questions
  • student clicker

So if you get your clickers out, you'll be prepared for that.

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Examples

  • Each lecture is designed around a series of about six clicker questions that cover the key learning goals for that day.

    Academic text (2005)
  • A major value of clickers is how they can enhance communication in the classroom.

    Academic text (2005)
  • And so we have a clicker question on that.

  • So someone else is going to hand me a clicker that works.

  • So now with the clicker, tell me which is most stable.

  • Each student owns a clicker and uses it to answer multiple-choice questions asked during class.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Instructors must also make sure their students understand how and why the clickers are being used.

    Academic text (2005)
  • At the college where this data was collected, professors use clickers as well as electronic monitoring systems for class attendance.

    Academic text (2013)
  • We do this, sometimes after they have answered individually, by requiring our groups to come to a consensus answer, enter it with their clickers, and be prepared to offer reasons for their choice.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Each student owns a clicker and uses it to answer multiple-choice questions asked during class.

Synonyms

buzzer
vsclicker
104 1.0

A small machine that makes a low, repeating sound to tell people something

records individual choices or answers silently rather than making an alert noise

How Advanced

Usenet
  • Jargon
1 8.0
clicker
3 3.5
clicker
  • US
9 2.9

Surface Forms

clicker singular
clickers plural

Morphology

clicker = click (transparent) = click + er

Clear agent/device formation: a small device that registers responses by producing/representing a click; meaning follows directly from 'click' + '-er'.

Etymology

Clicker for classroom response devices comes from the same idea: the device makes a small 'click' when you press a button. So students and audience members use a clicker to send answers or votes by 'clicking'.