Using student response systems in the accounting classroom: Strengths, strategies and limitations

Journal of Accounting Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 265-283

  Carnaghan, Carla ^a   Edmonds, Thomas P ^b   Lechner, Thomas A ^c   Olds, Philip R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting; Clicker; Group response system; Learning; Student Response System (SRS); Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865385300     PISSN: 07485751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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