ClassMetric
Productivity
classroom feedback tool
SHOW HN2011
133points
32comments
#71of 1,097 in 2011
Top 7%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
7 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 6 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful real-time feedback for instructors
From 3 comments
Certainly, although you have to differentiate between confusion, which can be beneficial as you say, and being completely lost, which hampers learning. The subject matter being…
ColinDabritz on HNAs someone who've taught before (I was a TA at Berkeley during grad school). It's awesome to monitor the classroom and see if what you are saying even makes sense to the class or…
prayag on HNThat's actually my lecture that ClassMetric broke down in the blog post. From a (first time) instructor's perspective, I don't see the tool as a distraction to students. I'm not…
ckwang on HN
Interesting for curriculum design
From 1 comment
This looks pretty interesting. I actually would be more interested in using it for curriculum design, not really for real-time classes. I think I'd get a group of students and a…
zedshaw on HN
Objections
Extra work or distraction for students
From 2 comments
As a fairly recent graduate (just over a year now) I'd like to say, please stop giving us things to distract us in lectures.
jamesRaybould on HNAnything that requires extra work from students is no-go.
pixcavator on HN
Hard to find project details on the site
From 1 comment
As a university instructor, I want to find out more about it, but your page makes it harder than it should be. The "home" icon links to the blog, the one on the right does too.…
alttag on HN
Requests
Clearer links to project status and cost
From 1 comment
As a university instructor, I want to find out more about it, but your page makes it harder than it should be. The "home" icon links to the blog, the one on the right does too.…
alttag on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Learning Catalytics
From 1 comment
I think this is ok, but not nearly as good as: < https://learningcatalytics.com/ >.
p4wnc6 on HN
Alternatives named
Learning Catalytics
From 2 comments
I think this is ok, but not nearly as good as: < https://learningcatalytics.com/ >.
p4wnc6 on HNLearning Catalytics is cool but different - it's the work of Eric Mazur, a famous Harvard physics professor who created the practice of "peer instruction." It seems to be a very…
pkrein on HN