Student feedback on MyLab Finance
A recent survey amongst students at the University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law, showed that they found the immediate feedback function the most valued feature of MyLab Finance.
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Using news articles as a resource for applying theoretical knowledge
A lecturer of a course in International Economics at the University of Pecs in Hungary shares their experience of using MyLab Economics for a semester.
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The Conley Readiness Index at INTO Newcastle University
INTO Newcastle University completed a study evaluating whether the Conley Readiness Index could act as a diagnostic tool in various student support and wellbeing scenarios. They found that the CRI added value, strengthened skills, built positivity and supported students moving forwards in their learning journey.
What students say
"We get set homework every week. For me the benefit of MyMathLab is actually working through the examples that we've been taught in class. That's how I learn maths."
- Llinos Owen, student, Engineering Maths, University of Liverpool, UK (MyMathLab)
"I just wanted to let you know how helpful the Mastering Biology is! It makes me study better, almost forces me to it! And it is a perfect combination between pictures, videos and text. It's genius!"
- Renee Bakkemo, student, University of Essex (MasteringBiology)
"It is like having a teacher by your side, you learn it a lot quicker than usual homework!"
- Jannick Mikkelsen, student, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark (MyEconLab)
"[MyFinanceLab is] like a personal tutor laying the path toward your learning finance."
- Fredrik Hannfors, student, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden (MyFinanceLab)
What educators say
"What really helped was that fact that [MasteringEngineering] was online, available 24/7. That really helped; students these days want to decide when they study. That's when we really saw our pass rates go up."
- Gillian Saunders, lecturer, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, using MasteringEngineering with Hibbeler: Statics (MasteringEngineering)
"The average mark is approximately 10% higher than it was previously. Furthermore, the failure rate has decreased significantly - from 32% to 5-14% in recent years."
- Marion Birch and Niels Walet, Manchester University (MasteringPhysics)
"Since I've been using it my pass rates have gone up - the first year I used the system it was quite striking."
- Carrie Rutherford, London South Bank University, UK (MyMathLab)
"Results show that these students performed on average 10% better on the final exam."
- Matthew Olczak, Aston University, UK (MyEconLab)
"The percentage of students who passed the course increased from 55% to 80%."
- Carrie Rutherford, London South Bank University, UK (MyMathLab)
"The number of low performers was lower than in the corresponding exams a year ago."
- Jouko Karjalainen, Aalto University, Finland (MasteringPhysics)