Hear how two instructors utilized Achieve in their Composition courses to improve equity, access, and engagement for hybrid and virtual courses.    Learn more about Two Case Studies Using Achieve for English & Composition Courses below! Case Study 1: Case Study 2: ... View more

This study investigated the differential efficacy of a new digital learning tool, Achieve, among students less and more academically prepared to succeed. Learn more about Achieving Student Success: Using indicators of college readiness to measure the efficacy of Achieve below. ... View more

We have been researching the impact of iClicker for years and here are two infographics that show some of our results.  Learn more about Infographics on iClicker below! Infographic 1: Infographic 2: ... View more

This research note offers an overview of the quasi-experimental, mixed-methods study of the impact of the iClicker engagement model on student academic performance. Results from this study indicate that using iClicker in the higher education classroom increases average end of course grades. Additional analyses suggest that this impact can be explained by an increase in student confidence to participate, engagement in class, and preparedness for in-class exams. Learn more about An efficacy study of iClicker: The impact on academic performance below! ... View more

In order to provide instructors and other faculty the most useful, practical, and actionable evidence of whether a digital learning tool will work for students in their educational environments, evaluation of product effectiveness should begin in development and continue once a product is on the market. By defining implementation use cases and examining how implementation decisions relate to student outcomes, instructors have valuable insights to refer to when using the iClicker student app in the classroom. This paper presents the results from the iClicker student app implementation study and includes a discussion about how identifying and defining use cases can help instructors make research-driven decisions about how to use a digital learning tool. Learn more about How iClicker Reef implementation decisions relate to student outcomes below. ... View more

  Educational technology has the potential to substantially improve student success, particularly when it comes to active learning. Yet, many instructors are concerned about the impact of internet-enabled devices like laptops and phones in their classrooms, and research demonstrates that using devices in the classroom can divide student’s attention in class (Glass & Kang, 2017; Sana, Weston & Cepeda, 2013; Hembrooke & Gay, 2003; Grace-Martin & Gay, 2001). The division of  student attention between classroom instruction and content on mobile devices is sometimes referred to as multitasking behavior. Previous research has indicated that multitasking behavior (Payne-Carter, Greenburg & Walker, 2017; Jacobsen & Forste, 2011; Fried, 2007) is negatively related to student performance on classroom exams and overall course grades, as well as student perception of content mastery. Macmillan Learning’s new Focus feature in iClicker Reef was created to help students manage the distractions that divide their attention while maintaining active learning in class. Focus is a setting instructors can enable in iClicker to help students stay on task when using mobile devices for participation in iClicker classroom activities. Students log into their iClicker sessions during class and are sent a reminder to remain focused in class if they choose to leave the iClicker session to browse the web, answer texts, or watch videos. Students and their instructor are provided a summary of information about students’ time spent in and out of Focus while using iClicker. The goal of providing this information is to increase students’ awareness of any multitasking behavior and to help them self-regulate their ability to stay on task during class. In the Fall 2019 semester, eight instructors partnered with Macmillan Learning to better understand whether iClicker Focus supports student learning and self-regulation of multitasking behavior. This research brief outlines those partnerships and highlights the results of the study. The report begins with an overview of iClicker Reef and the Focus feature, the research procedures including samples and methods are presented next, followed by results and implications for instructors.   Learn more about Reducing Distractions and Increasing Performance with Focus below! ... View more