Biology

Achieve’s biology assessments give students the practice and support they need to master challenging concepts while giving instructors clear insight into class performance. Key assessment tools include:

• The AI Student Tutor uses a guided, Socratic approach to help students work through biology homework with prompts, hints, and explanations that help students develop a deeper understanding of concepts and processes.

• LearningCurve Adaptive Quizzing adjusts to each student’s performance, offering targeted practice and direct links to e-book content for quick review on key biological concepts.

• iClicker’s classroom engagement tools turn passive participation into active learning with live polling, group work, and other features that support engagement in biology classrooms and labs.
• Targeted homework feedback provides immediate, actionable insights to help students correct misunderstandings as they work.
• Respondus® LockDown Browser Integration provides a secure and trustworthy testing environment for biology assessments.

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Achieve offers personalized support to help biology students stay on track, strengthen metacognitive skills, and develop strong scientific thinking.

• AI Student Tutor provides real-time, personalized homework support that guides students through reasoning and problem-solving rather than giving away answers.
• Goal-setting and Reflection Surveys help students set goals, reflect on their progress, and strengthen metacognitive skills while giving instructors insight into student learning.
• Progress-tracking tools offer actionable insights to monitor each students’ progress and identify areas where extra help may be needed.

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Simplify Complex Concepts and Boost Engagement: Use animations, interactive videos, and simulations to make biology concepts easier to understand and remember. These multimedia tools break down tough topics into visual, step-by-step learning experiences, keeping students motivated and focused—even outside of class.

Save time preparing your biology course with ready-to-use teaching materials and integrated tools that simplify setup and grading.

• Ready-to-use instructor resources, such as question banks, classroom activities, and more, make it easier to prepare and teach your biology course. Explore the instructor resources available for your course through a free Achieve sample course!
• LMS integration simplifies course setup, assignments, and grading.
• Real-time analytics allow you to easily monitor student progress and identify areas needing attention early on.
• Gradebook tools to monitor student and classroom performance, and easily see trends.

Achieve is continually improving to meet the needs of today’s classrooms. Here’s a look at what’s coming in Spring 2026:

• Conversational Review in Multi-Take Quiz (pilot) provides personalized review plans and AI-powered feedback between quiz attempts to help students reflect and learn from mistakes.
• Interactive Games, like BioLinks and Sequencing Activities (available in How Life Works), provide engaging alternatives to traditional assessments and keep students actively learning.
• New Time Management and Note Taking Primers help students develop critical skills that support long-term success in their biology course and beyond.
• Interactive Animation Activitiesbring key biological processes to life with embedded questions that challenge students to think actively as they watch. Assign them before class to help students build a foundation—so they walk in ready to apply, analyze, and explore.
• Write-to-Learn Activities (BETA) are AI-enabled short-form writing prompts and analyzers that help students reflect on learning while giving instructors scalable, customizable grading tools.

Explore the full lineup of updates and improvements here.