ABSTRACT

Social work students are required to take research methods courses because research-informed practice and practice-informed research are essential to professional practice. However, these students are often reluctant to take a research course and can be difficult to engage in the classroom. We used a mixed methods survey-based design to evaluate the use of an online polling website at the end of each class session in an undergraduate program. This pedagogical approach combines formative assessment, technology, and gamification as an “Exit Ticket.” We document that students found the online Exit Ticket to be a fun activity that supports their confidence, learning, and retention of course material. Further, we found no association between age and appreciation of Kahoot and weak associations between race/ethnicity and appreciation of Kahoot. Higher grades and female gender both correlated positively with perception of Kahoot benefits.

摘要

社会工作专业的学生必须参加研究方法课程，因为研究型实践和实践型研究对于专业实践至关重要。但是，这些学生通常不愿参加研究课程，并且可能很难进入课堂。在本科课程的每节课结束时，我们使用了基于调查的混合方法来评估在线投票网站的使用情况。这种教学方法将形成性评估，技术和游戏化结合为“退出门票”。我们记录到，学生发现在线出场券是一项有趣的活动，可以增强他们的自信心，学习能力和对课程资料的保留能力。此外，我们发现年龄与Kahoot鉴赏之间没有关联，而种族/民族与Kahoot鉴赏之间没有弱关联。