Xobin vs. Alta from Knewton, a Wiley brand

I think any computational based math class will greatly benefit from [alta from Knewton, a Wiley brand]. It simplifies the professor's work in terms of grading while also increasing the student's ability to get real time help on homework problems if they are struggling. I like that the questions are at a deep level and not all multiple choice. If a student gets a problem wrong they get a growth mindset message of encouragement.

• Adapts to students level.
• Supports students through a mastery program.
• Is user friendly from a manager point of view.
• Provides excellent support for course managers.

Incentivized

• Wider distribution--not many know about it
• Tighter line between objectives and learning
• Alternative testing to prevent student cheating

Easy to use

Compared to competitors, the Knewton system is much more adaptive and designed for mastery and learning rather than assessment. If those are your goals, then this is a good system to use. The complexity of the problems is generally lacking, so you will need to supplement with more difficult problems for your students to tackle, whereas many other systems have these more difficult problems built-in.

Incentivized

• My students had an excellent learning experience at a reasonable price.

Incentivized