The purpose of this research was to determine whether using an audience response system improves student achievement. Audience response systems are computer-based tools for use in classrooms for the purpose of providing feedback to students on questions asked during instruction. This study used a quasi-experimental design to determine if students receiving feedback through an audience response system had higher achievement scores than those -who receive feedback through non-technology based methods.The experiment included students from three high school agriscience classes. Teachers integrated the audience response system into the classroom and students' tests scores were examined comparing the technology-based feedback methods with the verbal andwritten response-contingent feedback methods. The results of the study showed a significant increase in student achievement when integrating an audience response system. The study concludes that audience response systems are a promising, developing technology for improving student achievement and positively impacting the classroom environment.
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