Using the Study Tools Page
You can create graded assignments from some of the same materials students access for self-study on their Study Tools page, however, there are a few differences:
- • Work students begin from the Study Tools page is typically for self-study. However, Adaptive Study Plan content can be an exception:
- ° If you select the assignment option to Hide the activity from students on the Study Tools tab, the assigned sections in ASP products provide students with a Take Assignment or Resume Assignment button. Clicking these buttons opens the assignment take.
- ° Content available for self-study provides students with a Start Studying or Resume Studying button, regardless of its assigned status.
- ° Any content that is unavailable is marked as Closed.
- • Work students begin from the Assignments page is generally taken for a grade.
Note: For details on hiding ASP content from self-study, see Availability As A Study Tool.
Students with access permission for a book can usually work through all of its available online content directly from the Study Tools page. Depending on the book and your settings for any assigned chapters, students may be able to do some or all of the following:
- • Diagnostics. Most books offer diagnostic tests in the form of a Adaptive Study Plan which assesses your students' grasp of the subject content and highlights areas where students need more work.
- • Tutorials. Some books provide tutorial supplements that expand on the subject matter with practice problems, walkthroughs, games, and interactive video demonstrations or simulations.
- • Exercises and Practice Tests. Students may be able to take practice homework and tests online to help reinforce learning and prepare for class assignments and tests.
Each Adaptive Study Plan typically includes a diagnostic quiz, followed by a customized Study Plan (based on the quiz score). Students then work through the study materials until mastery is achieved on the required topics.
Working through the Study Plan increases knowledge of the current chapter, and afterwards, the View Progress section is used to assess their mastery of the studied content.
Note: Your textbook's reading material may also be accessed from your Cengage Instructor Resource Center. Under the Access Instructor Supplements heading, click the MindTap Reader or Interactive eBook link to open your online book.
Even though the work your students perform on the Study Tools page is ungraded, they are able to track their progress by clicking the Study Tools link on their Grades page. From this alternate view of the Grades page, students see the following details:
To access Study Tools content
- 1. Click the Study Tools link, if necessary, to open the Study Tools page.
- 2. If necessary, select the desired book or product link from the Textbook dropdown menu. (In some cases, you may simply click your eBook's title.)
- 3. Next, choose the content you would like to open by clicking the appropriate link or making your selection from a dropdown menu.
The Study Tools content you selected may be displayed either on the current screen or in a new browser tab.
