MindTap promotes student success
Free to teach their own way, instructors who use MindTap can craft learning experiences that reflect their unique passion and priorities. Students then immerse themselves digitally into this curated content that meets them where they are and where they learn, ultimately driving engagement and content mastery.
This report demonstrates the success instructors and students achieve when using MindTap in their courses. The statistics in this report were compiled by analysing MindTap case studies conducted between 2016–2021.
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Targeting individual student needs, MindTap leads to:
Greater Student Engagement
Better Comprehension & Higher Grades
More Confidence
Engaged Learners Succeed
Data shows students who frequently use digital platforms in school have more interactions with instructors and peers than those not using digital platforms.1
Digital users were also more likely to study regularly throughout the semester and were significantly less likely to have missed class.1
With 48% of adults ages 18-29 stating they are "constantly online” 2, ensuring students have access to their eTextbook on their mobile devices is key and can help students complete their reading assignments on the go.
Our mobile app, Cengage Read offers students 24/7, online/offline access to their eTextbook—all in the palm of their hand.
Alick Kay, Lecturer, School of Management, University of South Australia, talks about the ease of transitioning to digital and benefits for students
Tanya Kensen-Trebilcock and Iain Henderson from the Australian Institute of Social Relations speak about using MindTap and the learning impact for students.
Better Comprehension, Higher Grades
Frequent users of digital platforms are significantly more likely to expect good grades and course success than students who only occasionally, or never use digital.1 Students also achieve good grades when they comprehend key concepts within their course. This is done when instructors implement a learning experience that combines visual, verbal auditory, written and active instruction. This experience fosters active cognitive processing and meaningful learning for students when using a fully online or hybrid course format.
MindTap possesses a learning path that introduces key concepts from the onset of a course and progresses from understanding to application. Instructors can personalise their MindTap learning path, making it more relevant and engaging for students.
MindTap also contains interactive homework and quizzes that further support student comprehension and application of key concepts and students can easily track their course performance, identify challenging topic areas and receive on-the-spot feedback from their instructors.
Toby Mizzi, Swinburne University
Case study: 24% increase in pass rate after introducing MindTap at Swinburne University
Good grades are more than a letter on paper
Grades are a gateway to a better future. But students need to believe good grades are possible, and see evidence along the way, for them to convert those aspirations into achievement.4
Confidence propels learning, and students who frequently use digital are more confident learners.1 Digital learners are also more likely to expect good grades and course success vs those who only occasionally, or never use digital.1
Customisation is key to this success. So with MindTap, educators have unique ways to infuse their personal style into course materials, making them more relevant and engaging for students. The result: more effective learning and better performance.
Toby Mizzi, Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology, speaks about how students benefit from digital learning
Learners Build Confidence & Aim Higher
71% of students said MindTap made them more motivated to learn. But with increasing demands and frequent changes to the environment of education, how can educators keep up with the tools and guidance modern students need to excel? Smart use of MindTap can help.
“Personalised and connected learning experiences” are recommended by the US Department of Education.3 MindTap enables instructors to create these experiences and nurtures students by sharing notes and highlighting eTextbook content directly within the platform. Instructors can also add their own content into the learning path to further personalise their course and engage students their way.
Lecturer Toby Mizzi shares his experience of how MindTap builds student confidence and gives a clear picture of their progress
What will you do with MindTap?
Through our research, we’ve seen how MindTap positively impacts students’ learning experience by encouraging engagement with course content, increasing understanding and building confidence—resulting in higher grades and better outcomes.
Find out if there’s a MindTap solution that fits your course today.
Methodology
Quantitative and qualitative data was compiled from 120 institutions, over 12,200 students and 61 separate studies between 2016 and 2021. These include course grades, test and assignment scores, learner and instructor surveys and interviews. Studies also collected data from non-MindTap users, allowing for direct comparisons on the impact of MindTap on academic outcomes.
Sources
1 Student Confidence Survey Analysis, July 2017, Cengage.
2 About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they are 'almost constantly' online, Pew Research Center.
3 U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Reimagining the Role of Technology in Higher Education: A Supplement to the National Education Technology Plan, Washington, D.C., 2017.
4 Usher, E. L., and Pajares, F. Sources of self-efficacy in school: critical review of the literature and future directions. Rev. Educ. Res (2008): 78, 751–796
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