Understanding Western Society: Combined Volume: A History

Understanding Western Society: Combined Volume: A History

<DIV><P><I>Understanding Western Society</I>, Second Edition, features a brief, question-drive narrative that models for students the inquiry-based methods used by historians and helps students understand what’s really important to know about Western civilization. The second edition introduces <B>LaunchPad</B>, an interface that combines carefully curated new content, assignments, and assessments integrated with an interactive e-book. With LaunchPad, students have the option of reading the book in print or online and you have the technology to make class preparation a breeze. LaunchPad includes all the primary sources from <I>Sources of Western Society</I>, as well as <B>LearningCurve</B>, an automatically graded adaptive learning tool that students love to use to cement their understanding of the text and instructors love to assign to prepare students for class. <B>LaunchPad</B> also has a wealth of activities and assessments that help students make progress towards learning outcomes: map and visual activities, auto-graded quizzing, guided reading exercises, and carefully developed Online Document Projects. <B>LaunchPad</B> is easy to use and can and can be integrated with your school’s course management system, giving you the tools for enhanced teaching and learning. <P>What's in the LaunchPad</DIV>