A research on the use of audience response system supported activities in preschool education

This study aims to examine pre-school teachers' experience of using the audience response system. In this research, holistic case design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used to investigate the contribution of the audience response system to the students in-depth. The study group was formed by the criterion sampling method, a subtype of the purposive sampling method. The study group consists of 13 teachers working in six schools with an audience response system from pre-school schools in Afyonkarahisar province and 26 students who were observed. The data obtained with the interview and observation form, one of the data collection tools, were analyzed with the inductive content analysis method. The results of the study show that the use of the audience response system in the pre-school period attracts the attention of the children, increases their willingness to the lesson, increases their motivation towards the lesson and the school, presents the content with large visuals, and because it provides an entertaining environment, children learn the concepts with pleasure. In addition, it has been stated that the audience response system causes the situation of not wanting to go to school in some cases. It has been understood that the audience response system, which is a system in which children who are interested in technology adapt more quickly, is used by teachers at every stage of the lessons. However, it was concluded that using the audience response system in crowded classrooms makes classroom and time management difficult. Based on these findings, suggestions were made to teachers, parents, and researchers for future studies about the things to consider in using the audience response system in the pre-school period.