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How do I use Learning Catalytics with my mastering course?

Your Mastering Course Home may provide a Learning Catalytics link (upper right) for you to participate in Learning Catalytics sessions. If it does, your instructor will let you know if you'll be using Learning Catalytics in the course. Your instructor will let you know if your class will be using Learning Catalytics with your Mastering course.

What happened to Learning Catalytics?

Learning Catalytics was developed at Harvard University by Eric Mazur, Gary King, and Brian Lukoff. Pearson acquired Learning Catalytics in 2013. Learning Catalytics continues to be available as a standalone product and is now fully integrated with all Mastering and many MyLab products.

How long can I purchase access to Learning Catalytics for?

You can purchase access to Learning Catalytics for 6 or 12 months. After your Mastering course ends: You may be able to use your extended access to Learning Catalytics in another course if you are using your same Pearson student account for the second course.

How do I get Learning Catalytics access to the etext?

You get Learning Catalytics access with the eText for your Mastering course. Students who purchase or receive the specific eText edition associated with their Mastering course gain a subscription to Learning Catalytics.

How do I access Learning Catalytics?

If you purchased a Pearson MyLab or Mastering product you will need to first access Learning Catalytics through that product. Afterwards you can go to http://www.learningcatalytics.com with the username and password you created when you registered for the Pearson product.

Does Learning Catalytics come with mastering?

MyLab & Mastering with eText now provides Learning Catalytics! Learning Catalytics uses the devices your students already bring to class—smartphones, tablets, or laptops—and engages them in more sophisticated tasks and thinking.

How do I access Learning Catalytics Pearson?

Note: If you are using a Pearson MyLab or Mastering course, you must login to the course first and access Learning Catalytics through the home page. Failure to access Learning Catalytics through the MyLab or Mastering course will result in grade transfer issues.

Can I join a Learning Catalytics from home?

Join Session (upper right) from the Course Home on a computer. If you have access, you can join a Learning Catalytics session. You are prompted to purchase a subscription to Learning Catalytics if you don't have access yet.

How much does a Pearson account cost?

Simple and fast payment plans Pearson+ gives students the power to choose what works for them with two simple pricing plans: $9.99 per month for one eText and $14.99 for unlimited access to our library.

Can you do learning Catalytics on phone?

Learning Catalytics is an interactive student response tool that encourages team-based learning by using students' smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in interactive tasks and thinking.

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The Pearson eText Pearson eText app for your device works on most iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. The Pearson eText app lets you read and study your book flexibly on your mobile device, whether on a smartphone or a tablet.

How to join a learning catalytics session?

If multiple Learning Catalytics sessions are available and you're not brought to the correct session, select Join another session. Select your session from the list of available sessions or enter the instructor-provided session ID, and then choose Join .

How to find out if you have a subscription to Learning Catalytics?

To find out whether you already have a subscription to Learning Catalytics or need to purchase this: Select either Learning Catalytics or Join Session (upper right) from the Course Home on a computer. If you have access, you can join a Learning Catalytics session.

Why do you refer to the seat map in Catalytics?

During a Learning Catalytics session, your instructor may refer to the seat map to check which students are answering correctly or having difficulty.

Where are learning catalytics scores reported?

Your instructor controls whether your scores for graded Learning Catalytics sessions are reported directly to the Scores page of your Mastering course. Only graded Learning Catalytics sessions (whether for credit or extra credit) may be reported to Mastering.

Why do we review past sessions?

Reviewing past sessions you have completed can help you to study and prepare for exams. You can review both your responses and the correct answers. Note that polling questions may not have a "correct" answer.

Does Learning Catalytics have eText?

You get Learning Catalytics access with the eText for your Mastering course. Students who purchase or receive the specific eText edition associated with their Mastering course gain a subscription to Learning Catalytics. More about Pearson eText

Does Mastering Course Home have a learning catalytics link?

Your Mastering Course Home may provide a Learning Catalytics link (upper right) for you to participate in Learning Catalytics sessions. If it does, your instructor will let you know if you'll be using Learning Catalytics in the course.

What is learning catalytics?

Learning Catalytics is an interactive student response tool that encourages team-based learning by using students’ smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in interactive tasks and thinking.

Who developed learning catalytics?

Learning Catalytics was developed at Harvard University by Eric Mazur, Gary King, and Brian Lukoff. Pearson acquired Learning Catalytics in 2013. Learning Catalytics continues to be available as a standalone product and is now fully integrated with all Mastering and many MyLab products.

How can an instructor help students develop critical thinking skills?

As an instructor, you can pose a variety of open-ended questions that help your students develop critical thinking skills, while monitoring responses with real-time analytics to find out where they’re struggling. With this information, you can adjust your instructional strategy in real time and try additional ways of engaging your students during class.

What is learning catalytics?

In class— both classroom-based and online classes —Learning Catalytics encourages student engagement and provides real-time insight into misconceptions. On your instructor console, you see student responses tabulated or displayed graphically as students submit them, and you can enable an "I don't understand" feature that students can use to let you know whenever they are confused.

Who is treated as a student in learning catalytics?

Section instructors who don't have the Learning Catalytics privilege are treated as students and see only the student view of Learning Catalytics in both Mastering and Learning Catalytics.

Why distribute a get started handout?

Distributing the Get Started handout ensures that students have the information they need to access Learning Catalytics before you deliver your first session.

What can a section instructor do in learning catalytics?

Section instructors can help with all the tasks you can complete in Learning Catalytics, including copying courses and modules, creating new questions, editing the student notification message and inviting students , delivering in-class sessions, starting and stopping asynchronous sessions, responding to student questions, working in the Learning Catalytics Gradebook, and so on.

How to join a mastering course?

Students sign in to your Mastering course on a smartphone, tablet, or laptop; and then choose Join Session (top right) from the Course Home.

Is learning catalytics included with Pearson eText?

Learning Catalytics access, included free with purchase of Mastering with a Pearson eText.

Can you transfer learning catalytics scores to mastering?

Performance measurements are captured at both the class and student levels for you to review at any time in Learning Catalytics. If you award points for Learning Catalytics questions, you can transfer scores automatically from the Learning Catalytics Gradebook to the Mastering Gradebook, where they appear in columns with a blue heading.