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Create an interactive and fun training environment with PRS

Personal Response System (PRS) devices are novel and this on its' own adds interest to the training environment. More important, though, is the interactive nature of personal response systems. Having been asked a particular question about a subject, participants are genuinely interested in seeing the results. They want to learn if they answered the question correctly, and they want to see how their response compares to the responses of their fellow audience members.

Benefits

  • Helps trainers engage and motivate;
  • Improves participants' retention and understanding;
  • Receives instant and recordable feeedback;
  • Improves the overall learning dynamic;
  • Encourages better attendance and participation.

Features

  • Instant polling and spontaneous Q&A;
  • Response mapping and bar charts;
  • Report on attendance, group and individual performance;
  • Measure knowledge gaps and provoke discussion;
  • Anonymous or named sessions;
  • Simple, portbale, plug and play system.

 Personal Response System equipment

PRS Session

How it works

The presenter uses a computer and a data projector to project a presentation for the audience to see. The content of the presentation is designed to achieve training and communication objectives by displaying questions, photographs, video and animation that illustrate scenarios with several possible correct answers or outcomes. The audience participates by selecting the answer they believe to be correct and pushing the corresponding key on their individual wireless keypad. Their answer is then sent to a base station - or receiver - that is also attached to the presenter's computer. The audience response software collects the results, and the aggregate data is graphically displayed within the presentation for all to see. Additional keys allow the presenter to ask (and audience members to answer) True/False questions or even questions calling for particular numerical or sequential answers.

Data capture and reporting

When the interactive stage is completed the personal response system stores the users responses in a database. These database entries are linked to an individual user based on an ID number entered into the handheld remote device or based on a registration between the user and the trainer. Answers can be analyzed over time, and the data can be used for measuring training impact, knowledge, effectiveness, knowledge gaps or other forms of analysis.

Depending on the presenter's requirements, the data can either be collected anonymously (e.g., in the case of voting) or it can be traced to individual participants in circumstances where tracking is required. Incoming data is also stored in a database that resides on the host computer, and data reports can be created after the presentation for further analysis.
 

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