EVS Resources

Below is a collections of resources related to Electronic Voting Systems (EVS). 

Evaluation Reports

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

Evaluation Instruments

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

Papers

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.

Books

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

Instructional DVDs

Derek Bok Center, Interactive Teaching DVD: Promoting Better Learning Using Peer Instruction and Just-in-Time Teaching

Websites

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