LEARNING PATH:
Quiz Before Class - Fifteen-item, multiple-choice quizzes that ask students to apply what students they read in each chapter. Designed to be completed before class discussion. Students who take a pre-lecture quiz after reading can improve their course grade by ~15% (Daniel & Brouda, 2004)
Apply Psychology - Multiple choice questions regarding activities such as serving as participants in a psychology experiment, reading about a recent research study, or watching a relevant video that bring psychology to life. Students are learn essential course concepts and practice how psychological principles can be applied in real-world contexts.
Research in Action (RIA) Video Quiz - Videos highlighting contemporary research interspersed with 3 multiple-choice questions that assess understanding of methods and research topics. Students learn about research methods and current psychological research.
Mastery Training powered by Cerego - Learning engine that presents concepts to students, adapting to each student’s performance to help them learn efficiently and effectively, and master core concepts. Students who use this learning engine can improve their course grade by ~13% (Homer & Plass, 2013).
Write Experience - Validated writing assignments that give feedback on essay drafts and automatically grade submissions for content, voice, style, form and originality. Students who use this writing application can improve their writing skills by 13% and report 91% engagement (Cengage Learning, 2014).
Interactive Animations - Detailed animations that teach core concepts with interactive elements, narrated audio, and non-graded concept checks. Students gain understanding from alternative media-rich explanations of core concepts and self-assessment.