Last semester when I took Assessment, we were able to observe a third grade classroom that used clickers as an assessment tool for tests and quizzes. At the time, the students were taking a twenty question pretest on the new spelling unit they were beginning that week. I can still remember how excited they all were to use this new method. They could see who had answered the questions during the alloted time based on the numbers that corresponded with each clicker, which would turn red from green once each student submitted their answer. To some of them, it was like a race to see who could answer the question most quickly and accurately. I liked the fact that the teacher could also directly view the statistics concerning how many of her students came upon the correct answer. Also, since the data was electronically saved, the teacher could look it up later on in an organized gradebook format rather than grading tests given out and written by hand. The teacher said that this method was one that the students found very engaging and enjoyable, and it saved her alot of time on grading so often. I believe that the more frequently we see systems like this used in the classroom, the more commonplace they'll become, and it wouldn't surprise me if eventually every school system used this as the most popular method of assessment, even for the youngest of students.
I liked this video link concerning smart clickers: http://youtu.be/xnVN3OxWBQE
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