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WebAssign helps Miami University calculus student learn the importance — and the benefits — of practice. What challenges do you face as a student? It’s hard to balance a social life, getting involved, working at my job, and keeping up my grades. Sometimes it gets overwhelming and I get stressed. I now know how to balance it by being more organized and calling my family when I need help. How did WebAssign benefit your learning? WebAssign made me a more confident learner because it had the tools to help me succeed in my math class. There were practice problems and it forced me to practice. I got an “A” in the course and math isn’t my strong subject. I’m a different student today because my study habits are a lot stronger. I do more practice problems and I am more focused in school (I’m a marketing major). Was the experience what you thought it would be? I feared that I wouldn’t learn as well with WebAssign as I do face-to-face. It ended up working out a lot better than I thought, and I was excited to learn on WebAssign. What were the results of using WebAssign? I gained better study habits for sure with WebAssign! I now know the importance of practice problems. Practice makes perfect. I thought I would get a “C” or a “B” if I was lucky — and I got an “A.” “I gained better study habits for sure with WebAssign! I now know the importance of practice problems. Practice makes perfect. I thought I would get a ‘C’ or a ‘B’ if I was lucky — and I got an ‘A.’” — Emily Eckes To view more success stories like this, please visit cengage.com/research. STUDENT SUCCESS STORY for Precalculus and Calculus BE UNSTOPPABLE Copyright ©2017 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. M180000305698 Emily Eckes Student Miami University Oxford, Ohio CHALLENGE Busy student sometimes had trouble focusing on assignments, and was fearful about using a digital product in math (one of her weaker subjects). SOLUTION WebAssign ® for Calculus RESULT Student found WebAssign easy to use and liked that it motivated her to practice; she attributes improved study habits and her “A” to WebAssign.

STUDENT SUCCESS STORY...practice problems. Practice makes perfect. I thought I would get a “C” or a “B” if I was lucky — and I got an “A.” “I gained better study habits

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Page 1: STUDENT SUCCESS STORY...practice problems. Practice makes perfect. I thought I would get a “C” or a “B” if I was lucky — and I got an “A.” “I gained better study habits

WebAssign helps Miami University calculus student learn the importance — and the benefits — of practice.

What challenges do you face as a student?It’s hard to balance a social life, getting involved, working at my job, and keeping up my grades. Sometimes it gets overwhelming and I get stressed. I now know how to balance it by being more organized and calling my family when I need help.

How did WebAssign benefit your learning?WebAssign made me a more confident learner because it had the tools to help me succeed in my math class. There were practice problems and it forced me to practice. I got an “A” in the course and math isn’t my strong subject. I’m a different student today because my study habits are a lot stronger. I do more practice problems and I am more focused in school (I’m a marketing major).

Was the experience what you thought it would be?I feared that I wouldn’t learn as well with WebAssign as I do face-to-face. It ended up working out a lot better than I thought, and I was excited to learn on WebAssign.

What were the results of using WebAssign?I gained better study habits for sure with WebAssign! I now know the importance of practice problems. Practice makes perfect. I thought I would get a “C” or a “B” if I was lucky — and I got an “A.”

“I gained better study habits for sure with WebAssign! I now know the importance of practice problems. Practice makes perfect. I thought I would get a ‘C’ or a ‘B’ if I was lucky — and I got an ‘A.’”

— Emily Eckes

To view more success stories like this, please visit cengage.com/research.

STUDENT SUCCESS STORYfor Precalculus and Calculus

BE UNSTOPPABLE

Copyright ©2017 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. M180000305698

Emily EckesStudentMiami University Oxford, Ohio

CHALLENGEBusy student sometimes had trouble focusing on assignments, and was fearful about using a digital product in math (one of her weaker subjects).

SOLUTION WebAssign® for Calculus

RESULTStudent found WebAssign easy to use and liked that it motivated her to practice; she attributes improved study habits and her “A” to WebAssign.