Ask away! Empowering students to ask anonymous in-class questions

30 August 2024, Version 1
This content is a preprint and has not undergone peer review at the time of posting.

Abstract

Asking questions in front of a large classroom of one’s peers is sufficiently intimidating that a majority of students will not participate in class in this way, hence missing out on a crucial part of the educational experience. A very easy option that has been implemented in our classrooms to great effect is outlined herein: an anonymous form that students can post questions to during class.

Keywords

Anonymous feedback
First-year large classes

Supplementary materials

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Student questions
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This is a list of the 617 questions that students asked during class time. These questions were subjected to a thematic analysis that allowed the identification of eight main themes.
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Supporting information
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How to set up a google form and answers to student questions.
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