InkSurvey¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 2 studies (2 design),q1–q2· 0 of 2 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
InkSurvey is free, web-based software developed for educators that collects keyed or digital-ink student responses in real time and enables anonymous display to a class.
Components¶
- InkSurvey with pen-enabled mobile devices for anonymous real-time electronic brainstorming: InkSurvey is "free, web-based software that allows students to use keyed input or digital ink to construct open-format responses, which are received by the facilitator or instructor instantaneously" and can then be anonymously displayed to the entire class. Students use pen-enabled mobile devices (tablet PCs, iPads, Android devices) to sketch, graph, or diagram responses to open-format questions. The article reports it "works well with large numbers of respondents, is designed to transfer digital ink responses, is web-based and platform independent, and is free." Its role is to facilitate exchange of ideas in a real-time, anonymous environment supporting electronic brainstorming. (Kowalski et al. (2013))
- InkSurvey real-time formative assessment with pen-enabled tablet computers: InkSurvey is free web-based software used to collect real-time, open-format student responses on pen-enabled mobile devices (Tablet PCs). "Students used the web-based software InkSurvey [17] to comp ose and submit their responses to questions about free, interactive simulations they accessed online." The authors chose it because it is free and robust in classes exceeding sixty students; a single student can submit multiple responses, identity is concealed from peers, and the instructor can track individual submissions. (F.V. Kowalski et al. (2013))
Claims¶
- Anonymous real-time sharing of student responses mitigates evaluation apprehension while preserving individual accountability (authors' account) [+W]
- Every student present submitted at least one question response for each simulation, without external incentives [+W]
- Engineering physics undergraduates are more curious than they appear in lecture when given the chance to submit questions about interactive simulations [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Kowalski, F.V., Kowalski, S.E., Kohl, P.B., and Kuo, V.H. (2013). Technology-Enabled Nurturing of Creativity and Innovation: A Specific Illustration from an Undergraduate Engineering Physics Course. https://arxiv.org/abs/1308.2434. doi:10.48550/arxiv.1308.2434
- F.V. Kowalski and S.E. Kowalski. (2013). Enhancing Curiosity Using Interactive Simulations Combined with Real-Time Formative Assessment Facilitated by Open-Format Questions on Tablet Computers. https://arxiv.org/abs/1308.1110
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InkSurvey |
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InkSurvey is free, web-based software developed for educators that collects keyed or digital-ink student responses in real time and enables anonymous display to a class. |
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element/inksurvey-pen-enabled-brainstorming, element/inksurvey-tablet-formative-assessment |
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by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10 |
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2 — kowalski-2013, fv-kowalski-and-se-kowalski-2013 |
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