What Is MySkillsLab?
MySkillsLab is an easy-to-use multimedia resource that helps students strengthen their basic skills — reading, writing, and study skills — that are critical to college success. MySkillsLab offers the best online resources for developing readers and writers, all in one easy-to-use application.
Appropriate Courses
MySkillsLab is appropriate for use in any developmental reading or developmental writing program.
Resources for Reading
PRACTICE
- Four levels of reading skill practice are available.
- A new Reading Level practice engine, powered by MetaMetrics' Lexile Framework for Reading (www.lexile.com), measures students' readability and enables them to practice holistic reading.
- Based on the student's diagnostic results, an individualized Study Plan is formed to prioritize the areas in need of help.
- Improved question delivery: questions are now delivered one at-a-time and provide instant feedback.
- Open-ended questions are available for instructors who would like emphasize critical thinking and writing about a reading.
ASSESSMENT
- The new mastery-based format yields a more accurate assessment of students' skill abilities.
- Constant re-diagnosis via the Lexile measurement enables instructors and students to track readability progress.
- An improved at-a-glance grade book view for instructors makes pinpointing class/student averages and problem areas much more efficient.
Resources for Writing
PRACTICE
- Progressive exercise sets that move students from literal comprehension to critical application to demonstrating their ability to write correctly and help students transfer their skills into their writing.
- Based on the student's diagnostic results, an individualized Study Plan is formed to prioritize the areas in need of help.
- Improved question delivery: questions are delivered one at-a-time and provide instant feedback.
- Animated tutorials are available for students who desire a visual refresher.
ASSESSMENT
- The new mastery-based format yields a more accurate assessment of students' skill abilities.
- An improved at-a-glance grade book view for instructors makes pinpointing class/student averages and problem areas much more efficient.
Resources for Study Skills
- Study Skills: Students review strategies for college success, learn time management and stress management skills, learn study strategies, and more.
- Vocabulary: Practice with hundreds of exercises in ten topics to strengthen and increase vocabulary knowledge.
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