Artful... Clever... Astute... Wiley-Plus!
March 16, 2022
Artful... Clever... Astute... Wiley-Plus!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with WileyPLUS
WileyPLUS is the online book and homework system for my course. I have been very happy with the integration with canvas which saves time and keeps grades automatically updated. The e-text displays through VitalSource so students can highlight and make flashcards out of the text. There are supportive topical videos, interactives, and multimedia support for course topics. I teach organic chemistry, so I really appreciate the mechanism and synthesis explorer questions that can be pooled! They make improvements often and are responsive to feedback. They have adaptive assignments that you can define by the sections of text covered (content-adaptive). There are a few errors in the homework questions and some questions are too broad leaving students guessing what format they should use for the answer. I would recommend WileyPLUS!
- Customer service! Whenever I have trouble, they are quick to help!
- The conversational tone of the text is easily understood by students and the drawings/visuals are excellent!
- Integration with canvas makes grading the online homework effortless!
- There are a few errors in the homework answers.
- Some questions could be worded better to help students better match the formatting expectations when they change throughout the chapter.
- The offline PDF of the text should always be included in any online package.
- Integration with Canvas!
- Follett pricing to make it more affordable with per-course pricing.
- Adaptive learning exercises.
- Positive results with learning - those that do all their homework average about 10 points higher on my exams.
I like the mechanistic approach and taught that way for several years. Klein makes a nice meeting point between the traditional, by-the-functional-group way of approaching the material and the mechanistic approach with common patterns pointed out and grouped along the way. It is one of the best, clearly written texts on Organic Chemistry on the market!! It isn't overly dry and intimidating, but more conversational - like a tutor guiding you through the foundational topic or thought process. The graphics are clear and understandable with good use of color. The canvas integration is wonderful! The adaptive practice is growing on me - I started a skeptic, but students really like the by-learning-objective feedback. From term to term, you can easily turn your homework assignments over for the next term if you like to assign specific questions.
Do you think WileyPLUS delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with WileyPLUS's feature set?
Yes
Did WileyPLUS live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of WileyPLUS go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy WileyPLUS again?
Yes