Classroom Performance System (CPS)

Lori Oren, EdS candidateDiffusion and Integration of Technology in Education, EDUC 7101/8841Walden UniversityDec. 31, 2009, version 1

Abstract

The CPS system by eInstruction is a highly beneficial technology which engages students, while instantly assessing learning.

Stages of Innovation Development

NeedResearchDevelopmentCommercialization

Need: Identification and Description of CPS

The CPS is a student response system: a system of small, hand-held devices that allow students to respond to verbal or visual prompts, providing immediate feedback on individual student results, as well as data on the entire group.

Need: Why CPS is a useful tool

The data from CPS provides:Information for designing learning groups

for differentiated instructionInformation to determine intervention

needsDocumentation on the need for

redelivery of skills.

Need

CPS data can also be used:To assess learningTo provide documentation of lesson

quality

Research (diffusion study)

The research study by Boscardin, Crawford, Masyn & Penuel (2007) is representative of Roger’s (2004) consequences of innovation diffusion research. The authors (Boscardin, Crawford, Masyn, & Penuel (2007) identify the users of CPS as:

Infrequent users those who use it for the purpose of evaluating instructional

techniques those who use it for varying purposes, but infrequently those who use it both widely and frequently. The research therefore, fully examines the nature and use of the

CPS systems. The research conducted here has implications for classroom learning, achievement, engagement, and teacher improvement.

Development

CPS by eInstruction

Commercialization

Multiple vendors manufacture and sell classroom performance systems, or audience participation systems, for business use.

Rogers’ Innovation Decision Process

Innovation-Decision Process

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References

Boscardin, C., Crawford, V., Masyn, K., & Penuel, W. (2007, August). Teaching with student response systems in elementary and secondary education settings: a survey study. Educational Technology Research and Development. 55(4) 315-346. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/pdf?vid=15&hid=106&sid=d1a2ac71-ed15-4acf-80fe-b58d49b642c3%40sessionmgr113

CPS. (2009). eInstruction, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.einstruction.com

Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press