Summer 2026 Update

New in Achieve

• Foundational Skills Modules (AI ethics, AI basics, note-taking, time management, using APA style and reading research). Assignable modules to help remediate core skills that you may not be able to fit into class time.
• Data Literacy Activities (visual data, ethics, methods, statistics). Five new modules paired with the five existing modules allow these important skills to be assigned and assessed inside Achieve.
• AI-Enabled Guided Reading - Transforms textbook reading into an assignable interactive learning experience where students explain concepts in their own words and receive personalized, real-time feedback. By turning reading into a guided conversation, it builds deeper understanding and engagement without adding instructor workload.
• AI-Enabled Guided Quiz Review - Helps students focus on mastering concepts rather than guessing, delivering personalized formative feedback between quiz attempts. By guiding students through their learning journey, it strengthens understanding and improves performance—without adding extra work for instructors.
• Short-Form Writing Tool Turn virtually any content—a video, webpage, PDF, policy document, article, or other source—into a short, meaningful writing assignment in minutes. Built-in AI helps instructors create or refine the prompt, instantly generate a clear rubric, and evaluate student submissions against that rubric.
• Late Night Lectures with Professor Steve Ross—short, humorous, and engaging concept videos. Five NEW videos added in Summer of 2026 covering: History of Psychology, Experiments, Neurotransmitters, Attribution, and Study Tips.

Prepare Students for Research, Careers, and Beyond with Data Literacy
In psychology and the social sciences, data literacy is no longer optional—it’s foundational. From APA standards to employer expectations, the ability to read, analyze, and interpret data—all with ethically-sound research processes—is a core competency for today’s students.

Our Data Literacy Activities are designed to support your curriculum by targeting the five essential skill areas identified in both educational and workplace research:

• Let’s Take a Look!: Visual Displays of Data – Helps students confidently interpret charts, tables, and visual data
• How’d You Do That?: Methods in Psychological Research – Teaches when and how to apply different research approaches
• Why, Why, Why?: Quantitative versus Qualitative Research – Clarifies these core concepts and their practical uses
• Chart It, Sort It, Spot It!: Descriptive Statistics – Reinforces statistical thinking in an accessible way
• They Did Not!: Ethics in Psychological Research – Emphasizes responsible data use, aligned with APA ethics codes

These skills not only support degree requirements and APA guidelines, but also help boost the basic data skills that employers expect from day one.

Integrate data literacy into your course with ready-to-use, targeted content that complements your teaching and promotes student readiness—for research, for graduate study, and for the job market. Support your students with the skills that matter. Let’s build data fluency—together.

Spring 2025 Update

New AI skills modules! Achieve features two new interactive activities geared toward giving students a hands-on understanding of artificial intelligence, including responsible usage and ways to ethically incorporate AI into their course work. An instructor guide (in PDF) is also available.

Tenth Edition Update (2025)