In recent decades, several influences have shaped the way of teaching, and the consequences can be seen in almost every classroom. Just think of the emergence of smartboards, the use of mobile phones, digital textbooks or 3D models, which are now almost part of our everyday lives.
For students (and teachers, of course) a wealth of knowledge has become available online, making it much easier to learn. Moreover, thanks to technological advances, we now have the possibility to use such tools as Vivicon to help students answer questions posed by teachers in real time and interactively.
Online quizzes have easily become a part of education, offering a range of features that make lessons more exciting. One of these useful features is the competitive voting, where participants’ answers are not only evaluated on whether they gave the right answer, but also on how quickly they did so.
Below you will find 3 inspiring ideas to lessons.
Motivator extra credits for students
The students are always motivated when they can get extra points. Teachers and tutors often find that students want to ‘guarantee’ a good result in advance due to fear of tests – and this makes the role of extra credit even more valuable.
However, before giving any extra points to the students, the teacher should clarify the conditions. Without this action the participants may express their dissatisfaction.
Vivicon presentation software helps you to create the conditions for giving extra points and running the competition. You can settle whether only the best performing student or the top three students can get extra points.
Get students used to “stressful” situations
Although Vivicon presentation software includes the option of interactive questions from the very beginning, the feature of competitive voting has only been introduced recently.
The competitive environment arouses curiosity and participation in a competition is often associated with a heightened state of excitement among students. This can lead to the need to discipline participants in an elementary or secondary school classroom, but this can be offset by the fun and added enjoyment for the students. The competition adds colors to teaching toolbox and helps to get the most out of the participants.
After bad tests or wrong answers, the students often tend to complain about being nervous. Vivicon’s competitive voting helps by getting students used to a heightened state of excitement for a short period of time, while they are putting their skills to the test.
Offer the right bet for them!
Students can be rewarded not only with extra points, but they can also be offered other benefits they can earn. Invent the ‘student of the month’ award or even give the best performing student an “A” at the related subject. We provide you some inspiring suggestions:
- Prize: for example, a sticker or sweets
- The winner has to answer one less task in the paper
- The winner is allowed to use a dictionary while writing the essay
- Exempt from oral tests during the next month
It is sure they will be much more active and interested in the lecture. If you make these competitions a regular feature, you can expect students to pay more attention in class and consciously prepare for the next assessment. Use Vivicon’s features next time you want to organize a competition among your students!
