MyLab Entrepreneurship quizzes contribute to student success
Pearson | December 31, 2021 in Meaningful Outcomes
by Pearson
MyLab Entrepreneurship contributes to student success
In Spring 2017, Professor Lincoln Brown from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK, partnered with Pearson to investigate the impact of MyLab™ Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship: Successfully Launching New Ventures by Barringer and Ireland on student success in his Introduction to Entrepreneurship course.
Key findings include:
- 89 percent of students scoring above the median on MyLab quizzes earned an A for the final course grade.
- Students earning MyLab quiz scores above the median had average exam scores four percentage points higher than students who scored below the median.
- 77 percent of student survey respondents agreed that the use of MyLab helped them prepare for exams.
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Why did Professor Lincoln Brown adopt MyLab Entrepreneurship?
To encourage students to read the textbook and attend lecture prepared with a basic understanding of the chapter topics, Brown chose MyLab Entrepreneurship for the pre-built quizzes.
How was MyLab Entrepreneurship implemented?
Introduction to Entrepreneurship is a one-semester, three-credit course. Oklahoma State uses the Pearson Inclusive Access (IA) enabling a smooth course start. MyLab Entrepreneurship is required and used primarily for quizzing.
Students are expected to read the required chapter in the eText prior to attending class, and MyLab quizzes are due prior to the first lecture each Tuesday. Fifteen weekly quizzes are assigned, and the ten highest scores account for the final score in the gradebook. MyLab quizzes account for 10% of the total course grade.
Were students successful in the course?
Students were grouped based on average MyLab quiz scores which identifies the following:
- 89 percent of students scoring above the average earned an A as their final course grade.
- Students who earned above average MyLab scores had average exam scores 4 percentage points higher than students who scored below the median.
Did students like using MyLab Entrepreneurship?
Responses from the Fall 2017 end-of-semester survey of Brown’s students indicate that the majority of responding students recognize the value of MyLab Entrepreneurship.
- 77 percent of respondents agreed that the use of MyLab helped them prepare for exams.
- 75 percent of respondents used at least one of the optional resources in MyLab to prepare for exams.
One student said:
“MyLab made me read the whole chapter to find answers and assured better reading and quiz grades.”
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