Current MySkillsLab |
New MySkillsLab |
READING |
Reading Application: Reading Road Trip 4.0 |
Reading Application: MyReadingLab
Two practice engines
- Reading Skills (formerly Reading Road Trip 5.0)
- Four levels (Fundamentals, Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced)
- Mastery-based practice
- Questions delivered is one at-a-time with instant scoring and feedback
- Short answer questions
- Reading Level
- Powered by MetaMetrics' “Lexile Framework for Reading (www.lexile.com)
- Assesses students' readability and delivers practice readings at level
- Students progress through reading bank as Lexile score improves
Instructors have the ability to reorganize and hide the topics in the reading application. |
Grade book: GradeTracker |
Grade book: MyReadingLab Gradebook. This new Gradebook is more flexible and powerful than GradeTracker.
- Three “views”: Class Summary, Topic Summary, Alerts
- Class Summary = at-a-glance view of student scores; details average scores; diagnostic results; exercise history, time-on-task.
- Topic Summary = at-a-glance view of class' work on individual topics in MyReadingLab course.
- Alerts = notifications of students' difficulty
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No equivalent |
Students' “To Do” is their virtual study plan, making it simple to manage the expectations for the reading application. |
Additional Resources: Vocabulary Web site, Study Skills Web site, Research Navigator |
Additional Resources: Vocabulary Web site, Study Skills Web site, Research Navigator |
WRITING |
Writing Application: The Writer's Voyage |
Writing Application: MyWritingLab
- Progressive exercises move students from literal comprehension (Recall) to critical application (Apply) to demonstrating ability to use the skill in their own writing (Write).
- Mastery-based practice
- Questions delivered is one at-a-time with instant scoring and feedback
- Writing assignments housed within program (no emailing or printing)
Instructors have the ability to reorganize and hide the topics in the writing application.
No more ExerciseZone or ESL ExerciseZone. |
Grade book: GradeTracker |
Grade book: MyWritingLab Gradebook. This new Gradebook is more flexible and powerful than GradeTracker.
- Four “views”: Class Summary, Diagnostic Detail, Topic Summary, Alerts
- Class Summary = at-a-glance view of student scores; details average scores; exercise history, time-on-task.
- Diagnostic Detail = summary and scores of topics mastered in the diagnostic pre-test.
- Topic Summary = at-a-glance view of class' work on individual topics in MyReadingLab course.
- Alerts = notifications of students' difficulty
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No equivalent |
Students' “To Do” is their virtual study plan, making it simple to manage the expectations for the writing application. |
Additional Resources: Study Skills Web site, Research Navigator |
Additional Resources: Study Skills Web site, Research Navigator
Additional resource is Pearson Tutor Services powered by SMARTHINKING.
- Six submissions per MySkillsLab account
- Papers reviewed by qualified writing tutors/instructors
- Available 24/7
- Maximum turnaround time is 24 hours.
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