Designed specifically for foreign language and English educators, Quia™
offers a complete online text and homework package, including interactive
exercises, weblinks, and a course management system.
Quia offers students:
a Complete Package: Includes the full content of both the text and
either the workbook or test book, which means no more fumbling between two
different books.
Searchable Content: The Quia online book is fully searchable,
making it easy for students to quickly access the information they need.
Extensive Links: Page references, URLS, key terms, and section numbers
are hot-linked within each page of the online book, enabling students to browse
through numerous textbook pages. Wadsworth English handbook chapters are also
linked to their corresponding workbook chapters, increasing the student’s
comprehension of key concepts.
Enhanced Exercises: Each exercise within the textbook is optimized
for an online learning environment with Quia’s interactive technology.
Students receive immediate feedback with many types of exercises.
an Online Gradebook: Students can track their own progress as well
as view instructor feedback.
Speed and Accessibility: Fast access from any Internet connection,
24/7. Students log on to the Quia website using a special PIN code.
Course Management capabilities:Quia’s course management
tools include student self-registration, an announcement page, assessment,
feedback, customization, reporting, grading, and grade exporting.
Customizable Activities: Instructors can edit any existing question
or activity in order to suit their particular course need. A wide variety
of exercises including self-grading grammar questions, and short-answer and
essay-length activities, allow instructors to assess the writing process and
give individualized feedback to students.
Versatile Grading:Quia saves time grading and eliminates
paperwork. Quia automatically grades all multiple-choice, multiple-correct,
fill-in-the blank, and true/false questions, while allowing instructors to
grade and provide comments on more subjective activities. In addition, instructors
can choose to grade by question for an entire class or on a student-bystudent
basis. An electronic grade book lets instructors view class statistics (mean,
low score, and high score) for the entire book, one chapter, or one exercise.
Grades can also be exported into WebCT™ or Excel spreadsheets.
Simplicity: Setting up a course in Quia takes only a few
minutes and a simple user interface provides instructors with the ability
to customize complex activities easily and quickly. And because Quia
is an Internet-based system, instructors can easily link to it from other
course management systems such asWebCT™ or BlackBoard®.
