The Effects Of Audience Response Systems On Student Achievement: Erzurum Police College Sample

This study aims to reveal the effects of using the Audience Response System on academic success and student perceptions of the audience response system. The sample of this study consists of 139 Erzurum Police College students in Turkey. Two control and two treatment groups were assigned randomly. The course was designed to be the same for both treatment and control group with lectures, in-class questions, practices and exams. The instructor prepared multiple-choice questions before the lecture to ask in the classroom. While students in the control group responded the question verbally, the treatment group used ARS. One paper-based exam was used for the dependent measure of learning of concepts and skills taught in the lessons. Perceptions of students on ARS were collected via a questionnaire. Results showed that ARS usage does not have a significant effect on learner achievement after an 8-week period.