Union Pacific Railroad wanted to improve their employee training programs. They had trouble connecting with quiet trainees and faced long grading times for assessments. They used Qwizdom response rem...otes to help trainees interact more and to speed up grading. The system was set up in over 100 classrooms. Trainers and students saw better interaction, faster grading, and improved understanding.
Green Knight Consulting, LLC needed a way to keep large police training groups engaged and track participation. They used the Qwizdom Audience Response System to make sessions interactive and to get ...real-time feedback from students. The system let them easily manage attendance and participation without manual roll calls or written quizzes. It also helped spot learning gaps right away, so instructors could review topics immediately. This made training more effective and improved safety during exercises.
CASE STUDY High School Math Department (Roanoke County, VA)
A high school math department used Qwizdom classroom clickers to help students prepare for state tests. The teacher used the clickers all year to review for quizzes and tests. The clickers helped rem...ind students of earlier lessons and prepared them for the Standards of Learning test. Game features in Qwizdom made math sessions more engaging and helped identify topics needing review. The teacher saw increased student motivation and participation, especially among shy students.
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne wanted to improve class interaction and student feedback. Professor Ian Millar used the Qwizdom Q6 learner response system in his classes. The system let students answer q...uestions and give feedback, even anonymously. This increased both the amount and quality of student interaction. Students gave positive feedback about the system. The tool also made it easy for the professor to create presentations and respond to students in real time.
Two fourth grade classes were studied to see the impact of Qwizdom's ReadySet curriculum and Student Response System. One class used Qwizdom daily, while the other did not. The Qwizdom group started ...with a lower pretest average but improved from 17% to 59% on the posttest. The control group improved from 48% to 56%. Students enjoyed using Qwizdom and liked the immediate feedback. The teacher found it helped identify student strengths and weaknesses quickly.
Madisonville Community College wanted to improve student engagement during library orientation. They chose Qwizdom's Q4 student response system and Q5 Instructor remote. The system let teachers ask q...uestions and get instant feedback during presentations. This helped keep students focused and involved. Teachers could see if students understood the material right away. The college found that using Qwizdom made the orientation more interactive for students.
Glendale Community College needed a way to help students practice for national EMT exams and to save time grading. They used Qwizdom remote devices in their EMT training classes. The system let the i...nstructor see student progress during and after exams. It helped find weak areas and bad questions. The instructor could spend more time helping students and giving feedback.
CASE STUDY Stephanie Greathouse / 8th Grade Science
A middle school teacher used the Qwizdom Student Response System with her 8th grade science class. She used the system four times a week and increased usage before state testing. The system made it e...asy to collect data and adjust teaching. Students participated more and felt more confident. Test scores improved, with 52% of the Qwizdom group scoring accelerated or advanced, compared to 34% in the control group.
Teidra Fontenette teaches 3rd grade Math and 4th grade Reading at Benjamin Franklin Elementary. She used the Qwizdom Student Response System for over 8 years. She wanted a way to reach students at di...fferent learning levels and save time on lesson planning. She started using Qwizdom ReadySet premade lessons, which are aligned with state standards. The lessons helped her meet student needs and saved her time. She and her students enjoy the system, and she plans to use it for class discussions, testing, and small group work.
CASE STUDY Shani Bourn, PhD, NBCT / HS Science Teacher
Shani Bourn, a high school science teacher, used Qwizdom clickers in her classroom since 2004. She used the Answer Key feature daily to help students prepare for the ACT exam. Students received insta...nt feedback on their answers, which helped them know what to review. After using Qwizdom, she saw her students' test scores improve. A study showed students scored higher with Qwizdom feedback than without it. The clickers also proved to be durable, lasting over 15 years with little maintenance.
A professor at Walla Walla University wanted a way to process more data and keep students engaged during lectures. She used Qwizdom's Q6 response set with 150 remotes in her classes. The system let h...er quickly gather and display data, check student understanding, and export results. Students could see if they answered correctly right away, which kept them involved. The professor said Qwizdom helped her save time and keep the class focused.
Faith Family Academy used the Qwizdom Student Response System for about 10 years in 8th and 9th grade math classes. The teacher used it for bell ringers, reviews, self-paced work, and test responses.... He liked the immediate feedback and the variety of question types. The system helped engage students and provided useful assessment data. The teacher found it easy to set up and liked its versatility. He said it helped him see where students had misconceptions right away.
Durham County Council needed a way to test and improve road safety education for young people. They wanted to measure how well students understood road safety before and after their events. They also... wanted to make collecting and sharing results faster and easier. They used the Qwizdom Response System to ask questions at the start and end of each event. The system gave them instant feedback and made it easy to collect honest answers. Staff said the system was reliable and helped engage students.
The City of Aurora, CO needed to train 9-1-1 call takers and dispatchers to be effective and proficient. They used Qwizdom to deliver training, quizzes, and assessments to their staff. The system hel...ped create reliable and consistent documentation on trainee progress. Reports from Qwizdom were easy to merge and analyze. Employees became more engaged and collaborative during training sessions. The training improved the effectiveness of the department.
South Birmingham PCT needed a way to educate staff and patients and encourage group discussions. They used Qwizdom at events and team meetings to help staff learn about each other's roles and to coll...ect feedback. The system made meetings more interactive and helped gather information for reports. Staff and patients could give feedback easily, and the results were used to improve services. The tool was easy to use and made meetings more engaging.
St. Anthony Hospital Paramedic Program needed a way to improve their emergency medical services training. They used the Qwizdom Audience Response System in all parts of their training. The team used ...features like Actionpoint for quizzes and AnswerKey to collect and organize student data. The system helped them get real-time feedback and spot trends early. The instructor said the system made students more engaged and improved the quality of the program.
The British Medical Association used Qwizdom at a conference for SAS doctors in London. They wanted to make the presentations more interactive. Qwizdom provided an expert on site to help organizers a...nd speakers. The system gave instant feedback, which helped speakers respond to the audience. Both the audience and speakers enjoyed using the handsets. The event became more engaging and inclusive.
Hyundai trains about 4,000 Automotive Service Technicians each year. They had problems with computer labs and Scantron test sheets, which did not work well for real-time, competency-based training. T...hey evaluated the Qwizdom Audience Response System and found it accurate, flexible, and reliable. The system let instructors test technicians in real time and monitor progress. This helped instructors remediate technicians who might have failed before. Hyundai plans to use the system in all classes nationwide.
Jaguar Land Rover needed a way to manage training for 1,500 trainees who had to answer 360 questions each. The company used the Qwizdom Q2 remote system to collect answers quickly and provide instant... feedback. This system helped reduce the time needed for assessments. It also made it easier to keep training records. The trainees and assessors liked the new system, and it was approved by their awarding body.
