  In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, traditional modes of
passive information delivery are giving way to transformative pedagogical
approaches that prioritize active student engagement. Within the context of
large-scale hybrid classrooms, the challenge lies in fostering meaningful and
active interaction between students and course content. This study delves into
the significance of measuring students' earnestness during interactive lecture
participation exercises. By analyzing students' responses to interactive
lecture poll questions, establishing a clear rubric for evaluating earnestness,
and conducting a comprehensive assessment, we introduce EIT (Earnest Insight
Toolkit), a tool designed to assess students' engagement within interactive
lecture participation exercises - particularly in the context of large-scale
hybrid classrooms. Through the utilization of EIT, our objective is to equip
educators with valuable means of identifying at-risk students for enhancing
intervention and support strategies, as well as measuring students' levels of
engagement with course content.
