CPS™ Student Response Systems

Intuitive use

  • Offers color-coded and easy-to-press buttons that make it intuitive for students to answer questions and participate in lessons.
  • CPS Spark™ supports multiple-choice, true-false and yes-no questions.
  • Seamlessly and automatically integrate with ExamView® to ensure you won’t lose images, answers, test banks, or data during assessment and grading.

Instant data feedback

  • Captures real-time assessment data to gauge student comprehension as you teach to immediately identify individual learning needs and alter instruction as needed.
  • Students receive messaging via the LCD screen: class name, response received and correct/incorrect answer.
  • ExamView® state standards content can be imported into your CPS lessons.

Functions

  • Radio-frequency technology allows for a 150-foot range of use.
  • Sleep mode after 3 minutes helps save the battery.
  • Available in 24, 28, 32 and 40-packs.

CPS Pulse™

Strengthen engagement, participation, and instruction

CPS™ student response systems are used by millions of students and teachers in more than 600,000 classrooms. Keep students engaged and involved in class with CPS Pulse™. Facilitate greater student-teacher interaction in a fun, dynamic learning environment that encourages class discussion and participation. Students who normally remain silent in class now answer every question with confidence.

ExamView® Certified

Only eInstruction's Classroom Performance System™ (CPS™) software allows the student response system to automatically integrate with ExamView®. With CPS Pulse™ and ExamView®, educators can deliver more interactive lessons to promote greater student involvement, achievement, and progress without losing images or correct answers.

Student-centered instruction. Standards-based content.

When you use CPS™ student response systems with Mobi View and ExamView® teachers can streamline assessments with standards-based content and view student responses in real time on the Mobi View™ touch screen.

Federal Funding Options

Put technology in your classroom without worrying about budget constraints. eInstruction® technology is eligible for many federal grants to make it easier for you to get the tools you need.

Download grant templates to make the application process easier.

CPS Spark™

Simple functionality

CPS Spark™ is the most recent radio-frequency student response system available. It offers an easy-to-use interface that makes it simple and more intuitive to use. CPS Spark™ is backed by eInstruction's CPS™ and Response™ software, so it offers the full power of eInstruction's award winning software.

ExamView® integrated

CPS Spark™ is fully integrated with ExamView® Assessment suite and ExamView® Learning Series so you can easily deliver state- and Common Core State Standards-aligned content and receive real-time feedback. This allows for a better understanding of student performance so educators know when and where they need to remediate.

Student-centered instruction. Standards-based content.

When you use CPS™ student response systems with Mobi View™ and ExamView® teachers can streamline assessments with standards-based content and view student responses in real time on the Mobi View™ touch screen.

Federal Funding Options

Put technology in your classroom without worrying about budget constraints. eInstruction® technology is eligible for many federal grants to make it easier for you to get the tools you need.

Download grant templates to make the application process easier.

CPS™ IR

Infrared technology

Ideal for a classroom of up to 64 students, CPS™ IR is a durable, infrared-based student response system. It works with virtually any instructional resource in multiple formats, including PowerPoint® presentation software. With eight alphabetical buttons, students can answer multiple-choice questions and navigate through student-managed assessments.

Robust software

The Classroom Performance System™ (CPS™) software behind CPS™ IR allows educators to receive instant student performance data, so they have the information they need to remediate the most needed areas. Plus, CPS™ IR is specifically designed to automatically integrate with ExamView®. With CPS™ IR and ExamView®, educators can deliver more interactive lessons to promote greater student involvement, achievement, and progress.

Federal Funding Options

Put technology in your classroom without worrying about budget constraints. eInstruction® technology is eligible for many federal grants to make it easier for you to get the tools you need.

Download grant templates to make the application process easier.

vClicker™

Sign up for a free 30-day trial of vClicker—eInstruction's powerful web-based version of the leading CPS student response systems.

Mobile Edition

vClicker Mobile Edition is a powerful web-based version of eInstruction's popular Classroom Performance System™ (CPS™) student response systems. It is designed to turn any computer or full Internet browser-enabled mobile device into a virtual clicker.

Results From Anywhere

Educators can deliver real-time assessments to both in-class and off-site students, then collect and aggregate the response data, and immediately view the results. Students can use vClicker to participate in interactive activities and real-time, graded assessments from anywhere.

Mixed settings

vClicker is ideal for either 1-to-1 classrooms where everyone has a computer, online courses, or blended environments where some students have CPS™ and others have mobile devices. Because it supports the same question types as CPS™, the responses from both are easily combined and reported together to give educators real-time feedback for all students, whether they're using CPS™ or vClicker.

CPS™ capabilities

All the features of other CPS™ student response systems.

  • Captures real-time assessment data to gauge student comprehension as you teach to immediately identify individual learning needs and alter instruction as needed.
  • Supports multiple-choice, multiple-answer, yes-no, true-false, ranking, and advanced numeric- and 140 text-entry capabilities for flexibility in test writing and delivery, including types used in math and science.
  • Enables synchronous activities in physical and distance learning environments.

Online functions

Easy online accessibility and usage.

  • Automatically connects to the instructor’s response database, regardless of location.
  • Runs on a Mobile Internet Device (MID), laptop, smart phone, or other portable devices with a compatible Internet browser.
  • Centralized login and device management make it easy to join active sessions from any browser connected to the Internet.
  • Secure access prevents non-authorized users from entering response sessions.

ExamView® Assessment Suite

Streamline the assessment process. Our ExamView® software allows you to frequently assess, track, and analyze student performance. When combined with vClickerSM you get instant reports and can remediate as needed.

ExamView® Learning Series

Get students ready for important exams and know which standards they understand and which need to be reviewed. Administer assessments with ExamView® state- and Common Core State Standards-aligned questions and receive instant feedback with vClickerSM.

Federal Funding Options

Put technology in your classroom without worrying about budget constraints. eInstruction® technology is eligible for many federal grants to make it easier for you to get the tools you need.

Download grant templates to make the application process easier.

Instant Reports

 

Instant student performance reports

With eInstruction's CPS Pulse™, teachers instantly receive robust reports on student performance via the CPS™ software. It also provides the data needed to teach, assess, and re-teach all within the same lesson.

View the reports you need

CPS™ offers 26 different report types to help educators identify strengths and weakness anywhere in the education process. These areas can even be addressed during the same lesson. Educators can immediately breakdown and analyze data through these reports based around individual students and lessons, the entire class and assessment, and performance on state and Common Core State Standards content.

  • Instructor Summary
  • Study Guide
  • Study Guide Incorrect Answers
  • Study Guide Class Summary
  • Question Report
  • Response Report
  • Item Analysis
  • Item Analysis with Standards
  • Question Grid Export
  • Session Data Export
  • Classroom Manager Export
  • AEISIT Export
  • Standards Analysis
  • Standards Analysis with Student Cross Index
  • Opinion Survey
  • Star Chart
  • Ontrack Export
  • Response Data Export
  • Data Slicing
  • Raw Response Data Export
  • Question Response Data Export
  • Post Report
  • LMS Report
  • Integrade Pro Export
  • Angel/WebCT Export
  • eSembler Export 

Standards Database

FREE CPS™ State Standards Database

Deliver more interactive lessons to promote greater student involvement, achievement, and progress while capturing real-time assessment data. Align your CPS™ lessons to standards by downloading our free online standards databases for standards-aligned content and real-time student feedback.

  • Download the K-12 Common Core State Standards for English, language arts, and mathematics.
  • Download your state's most recent standards database for K-12 English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
  • Import an entire CPS™ standards database—all subjects and grades— or import selected subjects and grades into your current CPS™ lesson.
  • Save time by assigning standards to each question.
  • Simply create or display your question and select the standard you want to associate with it.
  • Generate reports with real-time assessment data based on the standards in your CPS™ lesson. Receive valuable student performance data to help you determine whether to reassess, re-teach, or continue on to the next lesson.
  • Easily export a CPS™ standards database from a PC to a file format that works cross-platform.

Search the available CPS™ state standards databases.
CPS™ Grant Template.

Better Together

Mobi View™ mobile interactive whiteboard

The Mobi View™ touch screen puts instant student performance data in teachers' hands when it is used in conjunction with CPS Pulse™. View results through 6 different reports like response per student and answer distribution summary.

View CPS Pulse™ and Mobi™ in action.

ExamView® Learning Series

Get students ready for important exams and know which standards they understand and which need to be reviewed. Administer assessments with ExamView® state- and Common Core State Standards-aligned questions and receive instant feedback with CPS Pulse™.

ExamView® Assessment Suite

Streamline the assessment process. Our ExamView® software allows you to frequently assess, track, and analyze student performance. When combined with CPS Pulse™ you get instant reports and can remediate as needed. This level of integration is exclusive to eInstruction's CPS™ student response systems which are designed to be completely and automatically compatible with ExamView® Assessment Suite v. 7.50.

Tech Specs

CPS Spark™ & CPS Pulse™

Batteries Runs on 2 AA batteries with a typical life of 9 to 12 months.
Operating Distance 150 feet. 
OS Compatibility Windows® 7 compatible, Windows® XP (SP2) and Vista® (SP1); Mac OS® X 10.5.8 or higher 
Warranty 3 year warranty

CPS™ IR

Batteries Runs on 2 AA batteries with a typical life beyond a year.
Operating Distance 50 feet. Requires line of sight between CPS™ IR and receiver.
Other Device is durable and portable.
OS Compatibility Windows® 7 compatible, Windows® XP (SP2) and Vista® (SP1); Mac OS® X 10.5.8 or higher.
Warranty 5 year warranty

vClicker™

Web Based The software and device connections can be hosted via the Web on eInstruction® servers.
Co-Location Services In a “hosted” implementation, a co-located server provides the connection between vClickerSM and class session.
Browser Compatibility Runs on Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, or Safari™ browsers on any computing device with Windows® or Mac®.
Mobile Platform Available on the iTunes® Application Store for iPhone® or iPod® Touch.