HELP!! Evolve Adaptive Learning/Quizzing

[norlns24]

Please help!

Greetings!! I am currently enrolled in MedSurg II. Our professor has entirely revamped the course. A new and significant component of the course is the use of Evolve Adaptive Learning and Quizzing.

My first impressions are: I really like the quiz modules because in quiz mode you get instant feedback and the questions seem relevant.

I have 2 questions. Does anyone know how long it generally takes to make 50% goal on the Adaptive Learning (for a single chapter or a grouping of 2 chapters)? I was on it for about 45 minutes today, and logged off at only 1%. I need to make 50% by the end of the week. Our professor claims after 2 or 3 log-ons per week, logged on for "short bursts" (which is how the learning is intended to be experienced), we should be at goal. Is this accurate? I am a bit skeptical I can go from 1% to 50% so easily.

Also, we must reach level 2 proficiency on quizzing. I took an exam over past material I knew pretty well and only missed 2 questions (was lucky) and reached level 2. However, we have the option of earning extra points if we reach level 3. How difficult is this? I'm assuming a learner would have to either score perfectly on one or several exams to achieve this level...or, perhaps users are eventually rewarded for consistently scoring well (missing 1 or 2) but not necessarily perfectly, which eventually bumps them up to level 3. Does anyone have any ideas how getting to level 3 works and the time or difficulty involved?

Also, (okay, I'm cheating...third question) at what point do you start to see the same questions pop up? I did several quizzes in the same chapter and never saw the same question twice.

Thanks in advance for ANY info, advice, or tips you can provide about the Evolve Adaptive Learning and/ or Quizzing. I really want to know what kind of time commitment this is going to be so I can plan my study time.

[surreallycool]

Kind of a late reply I know, But maybe this answer will help someone else.

I'm a first semester student in an ADN program and I have not had Med Surg 1 yet and I am level 3 on all of adaptive quizzing. This is mostly because I did the questions over and over and over.. each subject bank only has 30-60 questions (i felt like GI had the most) My suggestion if you are grinding out levels is to do them individually by systems. It took me about 6000 questions to get level 3 on everything.

As far as adaptive learning..that requires time. You have to come back when it tells you to come back. You can do it all day long and you can only advance so much. Just be sure when it says to come back to study in 3 hours that you do it...you will advance quickly.

[Friskee, BSN, MSN]

I do not know about the adaptive learning, but we are doing the questions. We have to get to level 5 for all the ones assigned for the week. This week we had 3 tests to get to level 5, I got all done in one night and it was less than 200 questions.