Poll Everywhere for Student Success
Poll Everywhere is a polling survey and interactive activity tool that supports faculty to increase classroom participation and provides immediate feedback. A variety of question types, competition capability, and generative AI make implementing formative assessment manageable while increasing student engagement.
Implementation Across Disciplines
Faculty across disciplines can use Poll Everywhere for knowledge checks, discussion votes, or exam reviews. Examples of Poll Everywhere question types aligned with academic areas:
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Biology: Use clickable image activities to identify biological structures. Display a microscope slide image and ask, "Click on the organelle responsible for protein synthesis."
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History: Promote historical analysis through word clouds. After reading A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, use a word cloud to ask, "What word captures Zinn's view of U.S. history?"
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Marketing: Use open-ended questions to promote critical thinking. After a case study, ask, "What alternative marketing strategies could have improved performance, and why?"
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Nursing: Use ranking polls during simulations. Ask, "Rank the following in order of urgency: Administer pain meds, Check vitals, Call physician, Elevate legs."
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Research Methods: Use multiple-choice questions to assess study designs. Ask, "Which of the following is the most significant threat to internal validity?"
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Speech: Use peer feedback activities. After a student speech, prompt, "Rate the speaker's vocal variety (1-5)" and "What enhanced the speaker's credibility?"
What the Research Says
Integrating polling with evidence-based teaching transforms passive learning into active engagement: