UTILIZATION OF ACTIVATING TEACHING TOOLS IN EDUCATION
UTILIZATION OF ACTIVATING TEACHING TOOLS IN EDUCATION

Summary/Abstract: During the mass teaching, the students usually become non-active. This problem may be solved by choosing other teaching methods. This can be eliminated by using appropriate method such as PC tablet in form of 1:1 computing or encourage students through voting equipment. The article deals with the use of these teaching methods in different types of schools. The reactions and overall mood is observed during the lessons. These equipments will find their place at Universities of the Third Age where activation may do not play main role, but facilitate teaching. We observe the results, reactions and also the attitudes to those technologies while incorporating it. It was used during one semester at the elementary school. First test was done in fifth grade (two groups, each of ten students) in teaching informatics as continuous testing of students' knowledge. Devices allow faster testing of students, immediate results with subsequent discussion of the most common errors, but also the questions in the form of multimedia. At the university, the methods were used as a part of the test (need to be passed before the final exam), which is used in the group of 30 students. The time for the test was comparable to past exam, but the evaluation was done within few seconds - easy for teachers, quick positive or negative feedback for students. PC tablet is another tool for teachers to observe the test anywhere in the classroom. At University of The Third Age were held lectures on new technologies. During them, discussions conducted, voting, and it was necessary to record the answers for statistical questionnaires. Therefore, the voting equipment was used, which gives us an overview of all poll respondents. The outcome of the poll questionnaire is the MS Excel file, so it facilitates us the evaluation. During collecting data from 80 respondents, we saved up to 50% time on completion of the final questionnaire. During the use of test equipment there were no problems with service on the teachers and even the students and the respondents' part. The practice has proved that it saves time and improves the overall efficiency of testing.

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