Plickers Vs.

Clickers

Strengths
Plickers:
are free/ no cost
cleverly combining simple tools with
mobile technology.
create multiple choice and
true/false questions
Students get immediate feedback
Can be used with on iDevice
Students respond with response
cards
Engaging for students
Immediate feedback
Clickers:
Immediate feedback for student
Formative Assessment results for
teacher to analyze
Gauge student
understanding quickly
Works well with larger
class sizes
Gives all students a voice
Increased student participation
Weakness
Plickers:
Limits quiz types to multiple
choice and true or false; takes time to
print cards, create quizzes, scan
answers.
Quizzes must be created
Students must be entered by class
if you want to store their information
You must assign each question to
each class
Clickers:
Cost (Cost average at about $75
per device)
Technical difficulties
Training for teachers and
students
Teachers need to
stay up to date on the technology
and go through training on how to
use the devices.
Set-up & lesson planning.
Teacher will need to
prepare questions in the format
that fits the question type
possibilities

Opportunities Threats
Plickers: Plickers:
If each student has their own - Teachers need to have a device
paper, the teacher can quickly assess the out which administrator must be okay
students whenever he/she needs with.
feedback.
Clickers:
Clickers: 1. Technical problems.
 Clickers are specialized and have 2. The cost of the devices.
one purpose, unlike cell phones. Students 3. The use of clickers for grading.
will focus on the task at hand, not on 4. The use of clickers to mandate
texting each other. attendance.
Emerging systems with open-ended
question possibilities. Better qualitative
assessment vs. quantitative