MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics INSTRUCTOR GUIDE Contents Introduction 3 Objectives 3 Creating Courses 4 Adding a Product 4 Creating a New Course 6 Copying a Course 9 Managing Courses 13 Manage Courses Icons 15 Send Instructions to Students 15 Navigating MindTap 17 Splash Page 18 Navigation Features 19 License Agreement 19 Customer Support 19 Logout 21 Course Permissions 21 Course Schedule 23 Week View 23 Topic View 24 App Dock 25 Search App 25 Book App 25 Progress App 28 Managing Assessments 29 Scheduling Assessments 30 Editing Assessment Settings 35 MindTap version 3.35 Last Edited: 8/29/2016
Assessment Creation Quick List 41 Creating a New Assessment 42 Quiz in the Learning Path 50 Managing Activities 51 Adding Non-MindTap Activities 51 Exam in the Learning Path 55 Pre-Course Assessment 56 Pre-Test Questions 56 Improvement Plan 57 Inserting the Pre-Course Assessment 57 Taking the Pre-Test 61 Improving the Score Pre-Test Summary 66 Gradebook and the Progress App 70 Grades 70 Import 72 Export 74 Extending Due Dates (Individual or All Students) 76 Extend Due Dates (All Students) 76 Extend Due Date (Individual) 78 Analytics 80 Document Revision History 81 MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 2 Cengage Learning
Introduction With MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics, instructors can offer courses in advanced mathematics, statistics and physics. These courses can be customized to suit the needs of your institution and your teaching objectives. Objectives This document describes features of MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics including the following functions: Create a new MindTap course Schedule assessments and activities Add PreCourse Assessments Edit due dates per changes in your calendar Change and add scores for MindTap activities Track student progress Manage students in your MindTap course Access Your Gradebook Export/Import grades into a spreadsheet program MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 3 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Creating Courses Getting started with MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics starts with adding the selected course onto your MindTap account. Instructors login to the Cengage Learning system using SSO (Single Sign On). From there, you can do the following: Add a Product (Calculus, Algebra, Physics, Statistics,...) Create a Course (Intro to Calculus, Section 1) Copy a Course Manage Courses Adding a Product Instructors start by adding a product to their MindTap platform that corresponds to the course that they will be teaching. Currently available material in MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics include the following products: Course College Algebra Nature of Mathematics Understandable Statistics Understanding Basic Statistics PreCalculus Applied Calculus Applied Calculus Elementary Linear Algebra Trigonometry Author R. David Gustafson Karl J. Smith Charles Henry Brase Charles Henry Brase James Stewart Soo T. Tan Ron Larson Ron Larson Charles P. McKeague With permissions set, instructors can add a product to their MindTap account. Your Cengage Representative can help you create an account, add a product, and customize your course. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 4 Cengage Learning
To add a product, follow the steps below: Step 1 Use a browser to navigate to the URL: http://login.cengage.com/cb/ and enter login information. Result: The CengageBrain Instructor Resource Center page displays. 2 Enter information in the search box to locate the product, then click the green search button: Product search criteria includes: Author Title ISBN Number Course Key Note: Your Cengage Representative can help you enter the criteria. 3 Search results display showing available products. Select the product by clicking the radio button on the left: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 5 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Creating a New Course Instructors create a course by customizing it with their own calendar dates and workload of homeworks, quizzes, tests and media enhancements. After the course is created, copy the course URL to distribute to students so that they can access the course. Also, courses can be modified on-the-fly as the class progresses. Follow the steps for setting up a MindTap course through the CengageBrain Instructor Resource Center as shown below: Step 1 Use a browser to navigate to the URL: http://login.cengage.com/cb/ and enter login information. Result: The CengageBrain Instructor Resource Center page displays. 2 Select Create Course: At the bottom of the screen under My Course: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 6 Cengage Learning
Step 3 Select Create a new course by clicking the radio button: 4 Click Continue. Result: The Create Course page displays. 5 Enter course-related information. Course Name Course Start Date Course End Date Course Days/Times Section Time Zone NOTE: The Course Days/Time and Section field information is optional. 6 To add an Additional Instructor or TA click the plus (+) button: Enter the email of the instructor or TA to add to the course and click Add. Click Create Course. NOTE: Edit the permissions for each Additional Instructor or TA in the MindTap Course Settings menu. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 7 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 7 The Course Created page displays: Copy the Student Registration URL to distribute to students so that they can access the course. Click Print Instructions to create a pdf instruction sheet (with Course URL and login information) to distribute to students. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 8 Cengage Learning
Copying a Course As instructor, you may want to copy one of your own courses for another section of the class. The following steps show how to create a copy from an existing course: Step 1 Use a browser to navigate to the URL: http://login.cengage.com/cb/ and enter login information. 2 Select Create Course: At the bottom of the screen under My Course: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 9 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 3 Select Copy an existing course: 4 To copy from the instructor s own course, select a course to copy from the dropdown list: 5 Click Continue. Result: The Create Course page displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 10 Cengage Learning
Step 6 Enter course information for the copied course: Course Name Course Start Date Course End Date Course Days/Times Sections Time Zone Check the Copy all Activity dates from Course to copy relevant dates from original course. NOTE: Use Course Days/Time and Section field information to differentiate the copied course from the original. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 11 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 7 The newly created course displays in the Manage Courses page. Copy the Student Registration URL from the course to distribute to students so they can access the course. Click Print under Student Registration Instructions to distribute the URL and login instruction sheet. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 12 Cengage Learning
Managing Courses As instructor, you can manage your courses thru the Instructor Resource Center. The following steps show how to manage your courses: Step 1 Use a browser to navigate to the URL: http://login.cengage.com/cb/ and enter login information. 2 Select Manage Courses: At the bottom of the screen under My Course: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 13 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 3 Your courses display in a list with information about each course with distribution access. To go to the course, click the course name on the left: 4 The Student Registration URL can be copied and emailed to students to provide access to the course: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 14 Cengage Learning
Manage Courses Icons When managing your courses in the Instructor Resource Center, you can select the following icons to facilitate features: Feature Icon Description Print Visability Delete Produces an instruction sheet for students about how to register for the course. Default output is a.pdf file. Email the document to your students. Hides a course from the listing. This might be used instead of deleting a course. Useful to hide older courses (from previous semesters) so that only current courses display in the list. Deletes a course. Edit Edit course settings. Send Instructions to Students Instructors can copy the course URL to distribute to students. After the course is setup the way you want it with the assignments, homeworks, quizzes, in your calendar for the semester, copy the URL to distribute to students. It displays in your Manage Courses section under Student Registration URL: Copy the URL and send it to the students. Additionally, you can give students a page of instructions about the course. Access this page by clicking the print button in the Manage Courses section: There you will see an option to Save As a pdf. The instructions display as follows: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 15 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
When students register for the class, they use the URL to enter the correct course section. Students will create a MindTap account and set their own password access. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 16 Cengage Learning
Navigating MindTap In MindTap courses, instructors view and navigate courses through various tools. Features and buttons for navigating include the following: Feature Looks like Description Week View Icon Topic View icon JUMP TO WEEK SHOW HIDDEN Arrows Shows course in Calendar view chronologically Shows your course organized by topic Collapses all weeks to navigate to another week. Reveals activities and assessments that instructors hide from students. Use the arrows on the right side to expand or collapse the coursework for any week. Menu Course Settings Customer Support Send Us Feedback System Check Logout Click on your sign-in name in the right corner of the screen for drop-down menu. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 17 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Splash Page When you first open your MindTap course, you will see the splash page (or cover page) for the course. There you will find information about the following: Publishing information Author Background Copyright Cengage Learning company info MindTap platform EULA End User License Agreeement Support Information You can access the splash page at any time by clicking the MindTap logo at the top of the screen: The splash page appears as follows: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 18 Cengage Learning
Navigation Features Navigate to other information by selecting from the menu: License Agreement On the splash page, click Service Agreement to view the full End User License Agreement (EULA). Here, the legal terms of use are declared. It is a contract between the MindTap software application by Cengage Learning and you, the user. Customer Support The splash page contains information about your course that is helpful for customer support. Click Support Information to access it: Provide this information when communicating with the Technical Support team. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 19 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
To access MindTap Customer Support, click the upper right box containing your sign-in name: From the drop-down menu, click Customer Support: A dialog box displays requesting information for Customer Support: Please provide information so that Tech Support can assist you. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 20 Cengage Learning
Logout To access MindTap logout, click the upper right box containing your sign-in name: From the drop-down menu, select Logout: This logs you out of the current course. Course Permissions To view or edit course permissions, click the upper right box containing your sign-in name: From the drop-down menu, select Course Settings: A screen displays with Course Setting options. Click the right arrow for Permissions: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 21 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Settings display for the instructor: Edit as needed by clicking the checkbox to unselect. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 22 Cengage Learning
Course Schedule In MindTap, you have choices for viewing and managing your course schedule through two methods: Week View Topic View These two views display in the Learning Path of your MindTap course. Week View Course information is available in the Week View. It defaults to the current week. The following screen shows the Week View with the current week expanded: Instructors can use the following functionality: Add assessments (assignments) Edit due dates Hide Activities from students (assessments, readings, videos) The Week View provides week to-week information about your course. You can check your scheduled activities and assessments, and expand or collapse information about activities for any given week. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 23 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Topic View In the Topic View, you see the course presented like the Table of Contents of the textbook. You can edit your course by scheduling readings, videos, animations and ExploreIts. Instructors can hide activities from students (to use at a later time). Or select a lecture video to emphasis a skill: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 24 Cengage Learning
App Dock The App Dock displays on the right side of your screen and contains applications to enhance your course. Here is a list of available apps: App Icon Name Description Search App Full Book App Progress App Allows you to search for subjects or keywords in the course. Provides access to the MindTap Reader to read the course textbook online. Stores gradebook and analytics of student performance. Search App The Search App lets you search for term in the course. It displays as a magnifying glass icon: The search field displays with input options: Book App For reading the textbook, access the Full Book App in the App Dock the blue book icon: The textbook displays as the cover with navigation options: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 25 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Click the Chapters button located above the book title to open the Table of Contents: The Table of Contents displays with navigation options: Navigate to a section such as Chapter 3 Polynomials and Rational Functions: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 26 Cengage Learning
Navigation buttons display at the top of the book: Here is a list of navigation buttons and their features: Feature Description Click Chapters to open the Table of Contents (TOC). Arrow closes the textbook. Increases the size of the print. Opens the Help screen. Opens a menu with Course Settings, Customer Support, Send Us Feedback, System Check, Logout. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 27 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Progress App For editing and reviewing grades, access the Progress App. It displays on the right in the App Dock the silhouette of a person with green circle icon: For more information about the Progress App, see the last section: Gradebook and the Progress App. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 28 Cengage Learning
Managing Assessments As instructor, you create your course by selecting assessments in categories, such as the following: Pre-Course Assessment Homework Practice Quiz You add the assignments in MindTap with a choice of activity type: In this section, we show how to add assessments in the form of homework assignments and quizzes. This section includes the following: Scheduling Pre-Built Assessments Inserting and Removing questions Editing Settings Creating Custom Assessments from the Question Bank We ll start with a homework example. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 29 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Scheduling Assessments MindTap supplies a collection of pre-built homework assessments that are named according to the section in the textbook that the questions cover. For example: 1.5 Homework questions covering material in Chapter 1 Section 5 2.3 Homework questions covering material in Chapter 2 Section 3 To schedule pre-built homework assessments, follow these steps: Step 1 Open the Week View and click on the desired week. Click the Add to Week button: Result: A Date Selection box displays. 2 Select the Due Date for your new homework assignment: Result: The Add Activity dialog box displays. 3 Click Assessment to add a Homework: Result: The Add Assessment page displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 30 Cengage Learning
Step 4 The Add Assessment page displays a listing of pre-built homeworks for your course: Find the homework to add and click Assign: Result: The Create New Assessment: Edit Settings page displays with the list of questions. The questions display with ID numbers, ex: StewartPreCalc7 1.9.0005. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 31 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 5 The selected homework displays with questions listed individually. You can Edit Settings, Preview Homework Problems, or Remove them: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 32 Cengage Learning
Step 6 Remove a homework question (optional). Click Remove next to the question: By default, each question is worth 1 point. Total Points was 19 (since there were 19 questions in Homework 1.1). Now the Total shows as 18 Points: 7 Edit the Total Points value for the assignment (optional): The default is 1 point per question. Total Points displays 18 (since there are now 18 questions). NOTE: If you change the Total Points value, then the value of each question will change equally. For example, if you set it to 50, each question equals 50/18 = 2.77. 8 Click Next (Assign to Course) at the bottom of the screen: Result: The Assign to Course page displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 33 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 9 Click the Associated Topic dropdown menu to open a list (optional): Select the Associated Topic for your Homework Assignment. Change the Order within the Topic (optional). The default is At End. Add a description (optional). Click Add at the bottom of the screen: Result: The Homework displays in the Learning Path. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 34 Cengage Learning
Editing Assessment Settings Instructors can edit assessment settings. Defaults exist for each setting, but instructors can change these defaults to suit the needs of their course. Here is the step-by-step process for editing assessments: Step 1 The Homework displays with the opportunity to Edit Settings. Click the View and Edit Settings button: Result: The Setting Details dialog box appears. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 35 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 2 Edit the Setting Details or leave them at default settings: NOTE: Default settings show in the dialog boxes. 3 Optional: Click Question Attempts to change the number of attempts a student can try for each question. Default is 10. Choices: 1-10 and 99. Optional: Click Randomize Questions to change the way questions are delivered. Default is For Each Student Only. Choices: For Each Student Only, For Each Student, Each Attempt, None. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 36 Cengage Learning
Step 4 Optional: In the Help and Resources section, click Show Formula Sheet to select when to show formula sheet. Default is Always. Choices: Always, Never, Only After Due Date. 5 Optional: Click Show Help Resources to select when to show help resources. Default is After First Attempt: 6 Optional: Click Show Performance Indicators to select a setting. Default is Yes. Choices: Yes, No, Only After Due Date. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 37 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 7 Optional: Click Show Question Feedback to select when feedback becomes available. Default is After Every Attempt. Choices: After Every Attempt, Never, After the Last Allowed Attempt, Only After Due Date. 8 Optional: Click Show Question Answers to select when answers becomes available. Default is Only After Due Date. Choices: Only After Due Date, Never, After the Last Allowed Attempt. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 38 Cengage Learning
Step 9 Optional: Click Show Question Solution to select when solutions become available. Default is Only After Due Date. Choices: Only After Due Date, Never, After the Last Allowed Attempt. Click SAVE at the bottom of the screen: Result: The Create New Assessment: Edit Settings page displays. 10 Remove a homework question (optional). Click Remove next to the question: By default, each question is worth 1 point. Total Points was 19 (since there were 19 questions in Homework 1.1). Now the Total shows as 18 Points: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 39 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 11 Edit the Total Points value for the assignment (Optional): The default is 1 point per question. Total Points displays 18 (since there are now 18 questions). NOTE: If you change the Total Points value, then the value of each question will change equally. For example, if you set it to 50, each question equals 50/18 = 2.77. 12 Click Next (Assign to Course) at the bottom of the screen: Result: The Assign to Course page displays. Click Add at the bottom of the screen: Result: The Homework displays in the Learning Path. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 40 Cengage Learning
Assessment Creation Quick List Creating Pre-Built Assessments (homeworks, quizzes) generally follows this process: From the Learning Path, open the Week View and click the Add to Week button. Select the Due Date for your new Assignment. Click Assessment. This opens the Add Assessment page, with a list of Pre-Built Assessments. Select the Assignment for your class and click Assign to Course. This opens the Create New Assessment: Edit Settings page with defaults set. Click View and Edit Settings to adjust settings or keep default settings. Click SAVE. On the Create New Assessment page, adjust point value for your assessment (1 to 50) or keep default value: 1 point per question. Click Next (Assign to Course). On the Assign to Course page, type descriptive fields, select and edit the Associated Topic and the Order within Topic for your new Homework or Quiz Assignment. Then click the Add button. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 41 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Creating a New Assessment Instructors can create new assessment activities by selecting questions from a customized Question Bank. This might be especially helpful in creating quizzes. The process is similar to creating homeworks, except now you choose individual questions from the Question Bank. The quiz will display in the learning path similar to the way a homework does. The quiz becomes available for the student to work on when the available date/time is reached. Until then, it shows as a listing in the appropriate week/time slot, but is not viewable or editable. When taking the quiz, the default number of attempts is one. Create a new assessment for your course using the following procedure: Step 1 Open the Week View and click on the desired week. Click the Add to Week button. Result: A date selection box displays. 2 Select the Due Date for your Quiz. NOTE: The Available Date is set on a different screen. Result: The Add Activity dialog box displays. 3 Click Assessment: Result: The Add Assessment dialog box displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 42 Cengage Learning
Step 4 Click Create New Assessment on the top right: A dropdown menu displays. Select Quiz: Result: The Create New Assessment: Build Question Bank page displays. 5 Select the Topic by clicking the checkbox. Ex: Stewart PreCalculus: Click Next: Result: The Question Bank page displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 43 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 6 Select questions from the Question Bank. Click the arrow next to the question: Continue selecting questions by clicking the arrow: Click preview to view a question: Preview of Question 1.10... displays as follows: After selecting all quiz questions, click NEXT (Settings): Result: The Create New Assessment: Edit Settings page displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 44 Cengage Learning
Step 7 Enter the Title in the Create New Assessment: Edit Settings page. Example: Type Quiz #1: Click View and Edit Settings: Result: The Setting Details dialog box displays. 8 Review and edit the defaults in the Setting Details section: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 45 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 9 Optional: Edit the Question Delivery settings. Click Question Attempts to change the number of attempts a student can try for each question. Default is 1: Optional: Click Randomize Questions to change the way questions are delivered. Default is For Each Student Only: 10 Optional: Edit the Grade Options settings. Click the Attempt For Grade dropdown. Default is Best Attempt: Click the radio button of Send Grade to. Default is Yes. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 46 Cengage Learning
11 Optional: Edit the Help Resources settings. Click Show Formula Sheet dropdown. Default is Only after due date: Click the Show Help Resources dropdown. Default is Never: Click the Show Performance dropdown. Default is Yes: Click the Show Question Feedback dropdown. Default is After the last allowed attempt: Click Show Question Answers dropdown. Default is Only after due date: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 47 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step Click Show Question Solution dropdown. Default is Only after due date: Click SAVE. Result: The Add Assessment page displays again. 12 Click NEXT (Assign to Course) in the Add Assessment page: Result: The Assign to Course screen displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 48 Cengage Learning
Step 13 Review and Edit the fields in the Assign to Course page. Edit the Title. Add a Desciption of the Quiz. Example: Type Covers Ch 1-4: Add the Available Date of the Quiz. Click Done: Click Add: Result: The Quiz displays in the Learning Path. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 49 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Quiz in the Learning Path The quiz displays in the learning path and becomes available to take when the available date and time is reached. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 50 Cengage Learning
Managing Activities Instructors can add activities to the course that are not taken through MindTap, such as an exam in the classroom. Including the exam in MindTap means that it will appear in the learning path as a scheduled activity and you can enter the scores for the exam as part of the gradebook to keep all the scores in one place and contribute to the gradebook analytics for each student and class totals. When selecting the activity to add, instructors choose the Non-MindTap Activity type. Adding Non-MindTap Activities To add an exam (that will be taken in class), a non-mindtap graded activity, do the following: Step 1 In the Calendar View, click Add to Week. Result: A Date Selection box displays. 2 Select the Date for the Exam. Result: The Add Activity dialog box displays. 3 Click Non-MindTap Activity: Result: The Adding Non-MindTap Activity page displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 51 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 4 Edit the values in the Adding Non-MindTap Activity screen: NOTE: Many of the fields contain default values. 5 Move the radio button switch from No to Yes to indicate the activity is an Exam: NOTE: Default is No. 6 Optional: Click Graded or Practice to indicate if it is for a grade: NOTE: Default is Graded. 7 Optional: Edit Possible Score with the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons or enter a value: NOTE: Default is 100. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 52 Cengage Learning
Step 8 Provide a name for your exam in the Title field: NOTE: The Title is necessary or else the Add button is not clickable. 9 Click Scheduled Date to edit the Date and Time. Change the time to the scheduled exam time, then click Done: NOTE: Default is 11:00 pm on the selected date. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 53 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 10 Optional: Click the Associated Topic dropdown menu to select a topic for the exam: Optional: Change the Order within the Topic. The default is At End. Optional: Add a description for the exam. Click Add at the bottom of the screen: Result: The Exam displays in the Learning Path. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 54 Cengage Learning
Exam in the Learning Path Students can view the exam in the learning path as a reminder showing the day of the test. It displays as follows: When students click the exam link, they see additional information: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 55 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Pre-Course Assessment The Pre-Course Assessment helps instructors and students identify the level of student understanding. It also enables students to practice essential prerequisite skills. The Pre-Course Assessment includes: Part 1 Pre-Test Questions Part 2 Improvement Plan MindTap s Pre-Course Assessment lets students diagnose and improve foundational skills on their own, so that instructors can spend time on current class topics. Pre-Test Questions The Pre-Test consists of a group of questions designed to identify student knowledge of prerequisite skills. Topic concepts do not display with the question to test student knowledge without reference to the particular concept. For example, in the course PreCalculus by Stewart, when the instructor creates a Pre-Course Assessment they can select from 9 concepts: Real Numbers and Their Properties Exponents and Radicals Combining Algebraic Expressions Factoring Algebraic Expressions Solving Equations and Inequalities Rational Expressions and Equations The Coordinate Plane and Graphs of Equations Complex Numbers Lines For each concept selected, 5 questions will display in the pre-test. Default includes all 9 concepts for a pre-test of 45 questions. Many of the questions are multi-part, so a 45 question pre-test may actually require 55+ responses. NOTE: For other course titles, the concept topics will be different matching prerequisites for the particular course. IMPORTANT: The student must finish the initial Pre-Test questions with sufficient time remaining before the due date/time so that they can take advantage of the study benefits in the Improvement Plan. The default time is 11:00 pm on the due date, so students should finish the Pre-Test by 8:00 pm to use the remaining time on the Improvement Plan and Targeted exercises. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 56 Cengage Learning
Improvement Plan To use the Improvement Plan, students begin with the Pre-Test Summary. The summary shows students how they performed on the assessment with a graph and score for each concept. Users can click on an assessment item and the question displays with the answer that was given. Clicking the Improve Score button brings students to a choice screen for viewing help topics in different resources (readings, videos, questions). Students can try new questions to improve their knowledge. Review material takes the following forms: Tutoring Materials readings, videos Practice Questions to improve understanding Quiz Yourself Questions to improve score Review questions are categorized by concept. The student enters a concept then chooses: help, practice or quiz. Inserting the Pre-Course Assessment As instructor, you insert the Pre-Course Assessment into your course by the following procedure: Step 1 From the Learning Path, open the Week View and click on the desired week. Click the Add to Week button. Result: A date selection box displays. 2 Select the Due Date for your Pre-Course Assessment. NOTE: The Available Date is set on a different screen. Result: The Add Activity dialog box displays. 3 Click Assessment: Result: The Add Assessment dialog box displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 57 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 4 Use the filter to narrow the search. By default, all filter categories are selected ( ). Select filter categories: Pre-Course Assessment, Unassigned, and Cengage Learning. Unclick the other categories as follows: 5 Click Assign next to the listing for Pre-Course Assessment: Result: The Create New Assessment: Edit Settings dialog box displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 58 Cengage Learning
Step 6 Edit the following fields: Title (default is Pre-Course Assessment) Remediation Settings Quiz Takes Allowed (default is Unlimited) Send Grade to Gradebook (default is Yes) Concept topics You select which concepts to include in your Pre-Test. Initially, all concepts are included shown as checked ( ). Select the concepts to exclude click the checkbox to uncheck it which removes the concept. NOTE: Default is 5 questions per concept, so if all 9 concepts are checked, then the Pre-Test will contain 45 questions. Many of these questions are multi-part, so students may actually supply answers for 60 questions. NOTE: By default, all prerequisite topics are included in the Pre-Test. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 59 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 7 Click NEXT (Assign to Course): Result: The Assign To Course dialog box displays. 8 Edit the following fields: Description Available Date (day students can start Pre-Course Assessment) NOTE: The Due Date is already pre-populated in this screen. NOTE: The Associated Topic and Order within Topic have default settings. Click Add: Result: The Assessment displays in the Week View of the Learning Path. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 60 Cengage Learning
Taking the Pre-Test Students can use the Pre-Course Assessment (or Pre-Test) to help understand the required skills (based on class prerequisites). After taking the Pre-Test, students can identify topics where they have weakness and practice those skills. This way, they will be ready to take the course with confidence. From the student s point of view, they would take the Pre-Test as follows: 1 Select Pre-Course Assessment in the Week View: 2 The Pre-Course Assessment Overview screens displays with information about recommended time. Click OK. NOTE: Often the Pre-Course Assessment takes several hours to complete since it includes the Pre-Test (with a default of 45 questions and many are multi-part questions). Also, the Improvement Plan contains readings, videos, practice questions and quiz questions requiring additional time after the initial Pre-Test. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 61 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
3 The second screen gives information about the due date and improving scores. Click OK. 4 The third screen provides information about topics included in the Pre-Test. The example shows the screen for Stewart PreCalculus topics. Click OK, Let s Get Started. 5 The student sees the problems in the Pre-Test. Click in the box to enter a value. Students can use the Math Palette on the screen. Navigation buttons display at the bottom of every screen: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 62 Cengage Learning After answering, click Next Question to continue.
6 To answer multi-part questions, click in the box. The cursor is active in the current box. Input your answer. Click the next box to answer the next category. After completing all boxes, click Next Question. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 63 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
7 To answer graph questions, click in the box: The graphing tool displays: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 64 Cengage Learning
8 When students finish, they must click I m Done at the bottom of the screen: NOTE: The student should click I m Done before the Due Date/Time of the assignment. Default time is 11:00 pm on the due date. Click I m Done by 10:59 pm. 9 If they have not answered all the questions, click either: No, Continue Answering or Yes, I m Done: 10 After submitting their assessments, students can evaluate their performance. See the next section: Improving the Score. After students complete the Pre-Test, they view a Pre-Test Summary. Here, they can evaluate their own performance and have the opportunity to improve their score. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 65 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Improving the Score Pre-Test Summary In the Pre-Test Summary, you can view the status of Pre-Course Assessments. Students can view the results and use the improvement plan to improve their understanding of concepts. The Pre-Test Summary displays after they complete the Pre-Test. Students can use the Targeted Practice tool to do Practice Problems (to study concepts) or Quiz Problems (to improve scoring). Here is a Pre-Test Summary displaying total percentage score and concept scores: Step 1 Review the Pre-Test Summary: 2 At the bottom of the screen, you can review your performance on particular questions. Click the question to see student response: 3 In Pre-Test Summary, click Improve Score: Result: The Pre-Course Assessment Content screen displays. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 66 Cengage Learning
Step 4 Select a topic for improvement. Click on a category where you can improve your score, such as Estimation: 5 Choose Get More Help (to learn more on the topic). You can choose to do Practice Questions. Select the number of practice questions: 5, 10, 15. Click Start Practice: Result: Practice questions display to help you with the topic. 6 After the practice questions, choose either: Quiz Yourself (to try improving your score) or Get More Help. (to learn more on the topic). Then select Start Quiz: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 67 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Step 7 After answering questions on Estimation, the student is able to bump up the score. The score overview changes to show a 5 point improvement: 8 The student picks another topic, such as Operations of Numbers: 9 The student answers several questions on Operations of Numbers: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 68 Cengage Learning
Step 10 Then the student is able to increase the score by another 4 points. The score is now 73% and the due date and time is reached. So this is now the final score. To close this view, click the X at the top of the screen. The Pre-Course Assessment helps quiz students on the prerequisite skills that are a foundation for success in the class. Students can try improving their score as a refresher for reviewing these skills and preparing for the work ahead. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 69 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Gradebook and the Progress App The gradebook is part of the Progress App. Instructors edit grades, view analytics of class performance, setup categories for scoring, and place assignments into different categories. Instructors can import and export grades from the Progress App to a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel. Grades The Progress App contains the gradebook that maintains student scores for homeworks, quizzes and exams. Scoring is viewed and accessed under student name showing information on performance: The Gradebook contains scoring categories, weighted scoring, and analytics. An overall performance graph shows current student progress. Use the Progress App to Create Gradebook Categories, Insert Assessments into Categories, and Use Categories to Weigh Assignment Types. Click Expand All Grades to view the full gradebook: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 70 Cengage Learning
The full gradebook displays: Note, there are four tabs in the Progress App: Overview Gradebook default open tab Categorize Analytics Functions in the different tabs all relate to the gradebook, scoring and performance. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 71 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Import Instructors can import grades from a csv (Comma Separated Values) file. This allows data to be saved in a table structured format like a spreadsheet. Information appears as a text file containing data separated by commas. After instructors export their Gradebook to Microsoft Excel, they can import it back into the Progress App. This procedure begins after instructors exported the Gradebook. Important points: Import the file as a.csv file. Importing grades overwrites existing grades in the Gradebook. Use the following procedure to import to gradebook: Step 1 Open the exported file in Microsoft Excel. Enter the grades. 2 Save the file to the computer. 3 Click the Progress App icon in the App Dock. Result: The Gradebook tab displays. 4 Click Expand All Grades. Result: The full Gradebook displays. 5 Click Gradebook s. Click Import. Result: Import options display. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 72 Cengage Learning
Step 6 Select the.csv file to import. Click Import. Result: A list of grade changes display. 7 Confirm the changes are accurate. Click Confirm. Result: The grades import. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 73 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Export Instructors can export grades to a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file. This allows data to be saved in a table structured format like a spreadsheet. Information appears as a text file containing data separated by commas. Use the following procedure to Export grades to a csv file: Step 1 Click the Progress App icon in the App Dock. Result: The Gradebook tab displays. 2 Click Expand All Grades. Result: The full Gradebook displays. 3 Click Gradebook s. Click Export. Result: Export formats display. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 74 Cengage Learning
Step 4 Select the appropriate format. Click Export. NOTE: Instructors can apply filters in the full Gradebook view. Select Current Filtered View to only export filtered assignments and students. Result: The.csv file downloads. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 75 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Extending Due Dates (Individual or All Students) Instructors can extend the due date of an assignment either for individual students or the whole class. With the Progress App, instructors can extend due dates for individual students. If instructors want to extend the due date for the whole class, the instructor would edit the assignment itself. Extend Due Dates (All Students) Using MindTap, instructors can extend an activity due date for the whole class. Note: You cannot extend a due date beyond the Course End Date. Extend the due date of an assignment for the whole class by following these steps: Step 1 Locate the assignment in the Learning Path: MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 76 Cengage Learning
Step 2 Hover over the assignment and click the Edit button: Result: The Edit Assessment screen displays. 3 Click the calendar icon in the Due Date field. 4 Select a Due Date and time. Click Done after selecting a date: Click SAVE to save the new date to the assessment. Result: The new due date displays for the assignment in the Learning Path. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 77 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Extend Due Date (Individual) Using the Progress App, instructors can extend an activity due date for an individual student. Note: You cannot extend a due date beyond the Course End Date. Extend a due date for an individual student by following these steps: Step 1 Click the Progress App icon in the App Dock. Result: The Gradebook tab displays. 2 Select a student. Result: A list of the student s activities display. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 78 Cengage Learning
Step 3 Select an Activity. Result: Information displays related to the Activity. 4 Click the calendar icon in the Activity Due Date field. Result: A calendar displays. 5 Select a Due Date and time. Click Done. Result: An icon displays with the Activity with the new Due Date for the student. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 79 MindTap version 3.35 8/29/2016
Analytics In MindTap, performance analytics is accessed through the Analytics tab. Student information displays in the Analytics Dashboard. Students are represented as dots in a graph. Dot colors represent the level of success in the course: green high orange medium red low grey not graded Analytics can be sorted By Due Date or By Chapter. MindTap for Math, Statistics and Physics Instructor Guide Page 80 Cengage Learning
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