Abstract Over two thousand years ago, Socrates realized that people understand more by answering a question, than by being told an answer. Now, science has helped to explain reasons behind this counter-intuitive idea, and shown why it works so well. This paper briefly summarizes five years of CCS research with pedagogical techniques in a range of disciplines, educational levels, and institutional settings. Brief Description of a CCS A CCS is more than a networked classroom but this is a good place to start. A computer network links a teacher's computer to student units - which may be as humble as graphing calculators.
Special software controls the system and allows it to function as an integrated tool.
For example, in multiple choice there is one bin for each choice. The purpose of binning is to provide a quick way for a teacher to assimilate positions that students in the class have taken. Bins are color-coded and seats change color to show into which bin a student's answer fell. Binning can also be more complex. In the case of algebraic expressions, these are parsed, variables identified, random number sets plugged into each variable, and the expressions evaluated.