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Cengage WebAssign

Score9 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

What is Cengage WebAssign?

Cengage WebAssign is an online instructional platform designed to provide interactive content and tools for educators and students in various academic disciplines. This versatile platform is suitable for educational institutions of all sizes, ranging from K-12 schools to colleges and universities. It caters to educators and instructors in math, physics, statistics, engineering, and related disciplines, as well as students in these fields.

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Top Performing Features

  • Learning reporting & analytics

    Provides insights into course completion, engagement with learning content, etc.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Player/Portal

    Students or employees can engage with content and take courses using this interface, which may be called a player or portal.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Learning content

    The vendor offers high quality pre-made courses or assets. These may be specific to certain industries or technologies.

    Category average: 8.7

Areas for Improvement

  • Automation & Integration

    The platform integrates with various other systems to allow for automation features such as adding or removing users from courses and auto-enrollment in courses.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Course authoring

    Users can develop and assemble online learning content.

    Category average: 8

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

    Category average: 8.6

Who Buys & Uses Cengage WebAssign

Cengage WebAssign- Adds up for accounting students

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Cengage WebAssign for assignments in the online accounting classes I teach. It allows students to complete the assignments and receive feedback immediately.

Pros

  • Ease of interface
  • Feedback
  • Ease of Use

Cons

  • Splitting multipart problems into sections
  • Display options (i.e. not automatically opening a new window)
  • Organization of gradebook

Most Important Features

  • Ease of use
  • Affordability
  • interfaces

Return on Investment

  • Education
  • Ease of use
  • Single Class Code