• The tutor lessons are compatible with any genetics course or introductory biology course.
• The major topics are independent and can be used in any order.

Convenience.

• The tutor can be adopted as homework assignments
  (no revisions in the classroom activity schedule are necessary).
  
• It can be adopted for section-meeting or lab activities.
  
• No correcting/grading is required – the tutor ensures that students complete each problem successfully.

Student Credit Based on Progress.

• Genetics TutorShop progress reports enable you to readily assign credit based on the number of problems completed.
  
• At any time you can view:
  - number of problems completed by each student
  - the date a lesson was completed by each student
  - the time spent in problem solving by each student
• Only you (and your teaching assistants, if you wish) have access to the TutorShop reports for your class(es).

Designed to be Convenient for Students.

• Students in your course register individually on this website
• The tutor can be run in any browser running Flash.
• Students can access the tutor 24 hours a day throughout the semester

Extras

• You (and your teaching assistants) have access to the tutor lessons at no charge.
• The GeneticsTutorShop allows you to monitor how challenging students find the problems.
  (View Student Report Information)
• A library of paper-based quiz problems analogous to the tutor problems is available to instructors.

Adopting the Genetics Cognitive Tutor

• Register your course on this website. Go to Registration!
• We will contact you to discuss how to enroll your students.
• Set a schedule for completing the tutor lessons.
• We recommend assigning course points for completing each lesson.

     Our experience is that students will not use the tutor if it is completely optional.
     A couple lessons may be reserved for extra credit.