how to change course level on piqosity

by Dr. Harry Crooks Jr. 10 min read

Click on the “Course” button on the teal navigation bar next to “Piqosity.” 2. After you click this button, you will get a pop-up asking which course you’d like to add.

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Why piqosity LMS?

For individual educators and big organizations alike, Piqosity offers a no-charge Learning Management System (LMS). Key features include student and educator management, aggregated analysis, and of course discounted pricing for student accounts! Take off with us! Our Houston-based team has 18+ years of experience.

How does the piqosity virtual tutor (Pvt) work?

We analyze your strengths and weaknesses, help you learn from your mistakes, and get you caught up on tested concepts. Students input their goal score with timeline, and Patrick the Piqosity Virtual Tutor (PVT) guides them step-by-step through personalized lessons, practice, and review.

How does piqosity work?

Piqosity can create individualized practice sets based off a student’s weakest areas. A gamified mode provides instant feedback, leaderboard points, plus badges and sounds. Piqosity continuously updates the student’s estimated test day score after every full-length test and practice set.

What is the difference between a common core course and piqosity?

Piqosity’s student interface includes helpful tools like answer choice strike-throughs, question flagging, and a whiteboard on which to do scratch work. Learn more about these features. Common Core-aligned courses feature concept lessons, unit tests, and practice questions with explanations.

Step 1: Add an ELA Course

Before we get into the how-to of working on the course, you first need to add the course to your account.

Step 2: Work Through Units

To take full advantage of a Piqosity ELA course, students should begin their course progression by completing a unit. These units contain reading passages and corresponding questions similar to a practice reading comprehension test.

Step 3: Use Lessons to Review Concepts

The Piqosity team has created thorough lessons to refresh and enrich students’ knowledge and understanding of ELA curriculum. Lessons cover a range of topics that include reading comprehension, language (grammar and punctuation), writing, and verbal communication (speaking and listening).

Step 4: Use the Adaptive Practice Feature

Once you’ve finished a passage, reviewed your work, and refreshed your knowledge with lessons, all that’s left to do is to practice and move on to the next passage!

Step 5: Repeat!

Remember to prioritize any instruction you have from a tutor or other educator on what to do next. Otherwise, move on to the next unit and repeat:

About the Author: Sara Fetahagic

Sara holds a BA in English and Linguistics from The University of Texas at Austin. A native Houstonian, she began writing for Piqosity in 2021.

ACT and SAT Course Fees

We launched these new college admissions prep courses entirely free of charge in fall of 2020 during the depths of the global pandemic. While this update will introduce a paywall for individual users, many public schools will be able to continue to request free access for their eligible students.

English and Math Course Fees

We’re in the process of putting the finishing touches on our English and Math courses for grades 5, 8, and 11. By the end of the 2021-22 academic year we plan to have math and English courses for all grades 5 through 11. These courses will be accessible individually or as part of a bundle with our test prep courses.

Group Fees

There will only be two options for students created by educators or organizations:

About the Author: Shelby Joe

Shelby Joe 周 is the Founder of Piqosity. He has more than 18 years of experience in education as an entrepreneur, professor, and tutor. Shelby earned his BA in Political Science from Rice University. Born and raised in Mississippi, he now resides in Houston but has also lived in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hamburg.

Piqosity Virtual Tutor

Students input their goal score with timeline, and Patrick the Piqosity Virtual Tutor (PVT) guides them step-by-step through personalized lessons, practice, and review.

Math Course Plans

The chart below is for users who sign up directly with Piqosity beginning September 6, 2021.

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What is Piqosity student interface?

Piqosity’s student interface includes helpful tools like answer choice strike-throughs, question flagging, and a whiteboard on which to do scratch work.

Does Piqosity have a no charge LMS?

For individual educators and big organizations alike, Piqosity offers a no-charge Learning Management System (LMS). Key features include student and educator management, aggregated analysis, and of course discounted pricing for student accounts!

How many practice tests does Piqosity have?

Piqosity’s prep courses for the ACT, SAT, and ISEE Upper, Middle, and Lower levels include 10 full-length practice tests. Students can have multiple courses attached to their account (e.g. both ACT and SAT).

What is Piqosity whiteboard?

Piqosity is built for remote, digital learning. For example, students can use Piqosity’s built-in whiteboard on their iPad or Windows touch-enabled device to do scratch work, which is saved and attached to each practice question for later review with their tutor or teacher. See how it works at our Support Center.

How long is the adaptive learning platform free trial?

Start by registering as a student to see how our adaptive learning platform works for your end users. Paid courses include a 7-day free trial; a credit card is not required to register, and there’s no obligation after the free trial ends. We also have lots of detailed how-to articles in our help desk.

Is there a charge for Piqosity?

There is no charge to join Piqosity’s Educator Referral Network. However, we allow student/ parent users to find tutors by using our Leaderboard and upcoming directory. Any educator or organization on Piqosity has an equal chance of being ranked on the Leaderboard.

Is Piqosity a technology company?

No, Piqosity is purely an education technology company. However, we do bundle a tutor consultation and/or 1-hour of private tutoring with select packages. These services are rendered by local tutors and teachers. If you are a local educator, we invite you to register for our Educator Referral Network at no-charge.

Is Piqosity free for teachers?

Nothing, Piqosity’s robust features for tutor s/ teachers and tutoring companies/ schools are completely free of charge. There are no contracts to sign; simply self-register and get to work helping your students right away. The only fees are the discounted licenses for students enrolled in premium courses.

Does Piqosity have an organization account?

Organization accounts get all of Piqosity’s features and can include 100s of teachers or just a sole tutor. But if you don’t need business management features or don’t want to directly pay for student licenses, start as an educator only.

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