1. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ONLINE HOMEWORK SYSTEMS Justin Houseknecht (Wittenberg University, Ohio)

2. Online Homework Systems  Relevance  Examined Aldehydes and Ketones chapters of:  Cengage’s OWL – McMurry  McGraw Hill’s Connect Plus – Carey, Smith  Pearson’s Mastering Chemistry – Bruice, Wade  Wiley’s Wiley Plus – Klein, Solomons  Sapling Learning – any, McMurry  Web Assign – any, McMurry

3. My Impressions  Cengage’s OWL is easy to use and tutorial  McGraw Hill’s LearnSmart  WileyPLUS is most powerful  Sapling Learning is between  Mastering Chemistry (Pearson) and Web Assign more limited

4. Quantitative Results Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Nomenclature yes29 2 20 no151 5442 11 Provide Products yes10 560 no1122 10128159 26 Provide Reagents yes14 3 no112 46228 14 Classify yes 13 no165 20 31 ID Unknowns yes1 no 3 62 Equilibrium yes no41 71

5. Quantitative Results Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Nomenclature yes29 2 20 no151 5442 11 Provide Products yes10 560 no1122 10128159 26 Provide Reagents yes14 3 no112 46228 14 Classify yes 13 no165 20 31 ID Unknowns yes1 no 3 62 Equilibrium yes no41 71

6. Quantitative Results Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Nomenclature yes29 2 20 no151 5442 11 Provide Products yes10 560 no1122 10128159 26 Provide Reagents yes14 3 no112 46228 14 Classify yes 13 no165 20 31 ID Unknowns yes1 no 3 62 Equilibrium yes no41 71

7. Quantitative Results Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Nomenclature yes29 2 20 no151 5442 11 Provide Products yes10 560 no1122 10128159 26 Provide Reagents yes14 3 no112 46228 14 Classify yes 13 no165 20 31 ID Unknowns yes1 no 3 62 Equilibrium yes no41 71

8. Quantitative Results Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Nomenclature yes29 2 20 no151 5442 11 Provide Products yes10 560 no1122 10128159 26 Provide Reagents yes14 3 no112 46228 14 Classify yes 13 no165 20 31 ID Unknowns yes1 no 3 62 Equilibrium yes no41 71

9. Quantitative Results Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Nomenclature yes29 2 20 no151 5442 11 Provide Products yes10 560 no1122 10128159 26 Provide Reagents yes14 3 no112 46228 14 Classify yes 13 no165 20 31 ID Unknowns yes1 no 3 62 Equilibrium yes no41 71

10. Quantitative Results Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Nomenclature yes29 2 20 no151 5442 11 Provide Products yes10 560 no1122 10128159 26 Provide Reagents yes14 3 no112 46228 14 Classify yes 13 no165 20 31 ID Unknowns yes1 no 3 62 Equilibrium yes no41 71

11. Quantitative Results (cont) Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Mechanism yes 54 no10511159 11 Structuralno18151524 5 Spectroscopyno63 10 2810 Relative Reactivity no6144 36 Optical Rotation no 3 Multistep Synthesis Steps yes 32 no1540484 5427

12. Quantitative Results (cont) Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Mechanism yes 54 no105 11159 11 Structuralno18151524 5 Spectroscopyno63 10 2810 Relative Reactivity no6144 36 Optical Rotation no 3 Multistep Synthesis Steps yes 32 no1540484 5427

13. Quantitative Results (cont) Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Mechanism yes 54 no105 11159 11 Structuralno18151524 5 Spectroscopyno63 10 2810 Relative Reactivity no6144 36 Optical Rotation no 3 Multistep Synthesis Steps yes 32 no1540484 5427

14. Quantitative Results (cont) Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Mechanism yes 54 no105 11159 11 Structuralno18151524 5 Spectroscopyno63 10 2810 Relative Reactivity no6144 36 Optical Rotation no 3 Multistep Synthesis Steps yes 32 no1540484 5427

15. Quantitative Results (cont) Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Mechanism yes 54 no105 11159 11 Structuralno18151524 5 Spectroscopyno63 10 2810 Relative Reactivity no6144 36 Optical Rotation no 3 Multistep Synthesis Steps yes 32 no1540484 5427

16. Quantitative Results (cont) Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Mechanism yes 54 no105 11159 11 Structuralno18151524 5 Spectroscopyno63 10 2810 Relative Reactivity no6144 36 Optical Rotation no 3 Multistep Synthesis Steps yes 32 no1540484 5427

17. Quantitative Results (cont) Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Mechanism yes 54 no105 11159 11 Structuralno18151524 5 Spectroscopyno63 10 2810 Relative Reactivity no6144 36 Optical Rotation no 3 Multistep Synthesis Steps yes 32 no1540484 5427

18. Quantitative Results - Summary Random?OWLSapling Web Assign Wiley Plus Mastering Chemistry Connect Nomenclature yes29 2 20 no151 5442 11 Provide Products yes10 560 no1122 10128159 26 Provide Reagents yes14 3 no112 46228 14 Equilibrium yes no41 71 Mechanism yes 54 no105 11159 11 Multistep Synthesis Steps yes 32 no1540484 5427 Structuralno18151524 5 Spectroscopyno63 10 2810

19. (Non)Unique Features  Randomized questions  Hints and feedback  Improved student outcomes

20. Unique Features  OWL (Cengage)  Instruction oriented – Simulations and Tutorials  Very little synthesis practice  Easy to use / few choices  Includes many end-of-chapter questions  WileyPLUS  Opposite OWL – 32 RANDOM synthesis questions  14 random mechanism questions + linked mechanisms  Includes most book questions, all test bank questions

21. Unique Features  Connect and LearnSmart (McGraw-Hill)  Connect is mostly book questions, but not all questions from book are included  More multiple choice  Drawing interface was frustrating  LearnSmart useful for student self-assessment  Mastering Chemistry (Pearson)  Primarily book and test bank questions  Apparently no random items, but easy to pool

22. Unique Features  Sapling Learning  Between OWL and WileyPLUS  Answers not available online (?)  Well-balanced  Web Assign  Rather limited with respect to mechanism and synthesis

23. Conclusions  Most are highly viable options with OWL and WileyPLUS impressing me the most.  I’m happy to show anyone around these systems later today or tomorrow.

24. Acknowledgments  Kevin Bond, Wittenberg class of 2014  Zach Gamble, Sapling Learning  Sean Hickey, University of New Orleans, WileyPLUS  Stephanie Kahle, McGraw Hill