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1. This button Triangles ABC and DEF are congruent The perimeter of triangle ABC is 23 inches This is the ASSISTment What is the length of side DF in triangle DEF title this ASSISTment will initiate the tutoring is number 19 from the and mark 2003 8 grade MCAS the student 5 inches wrong on A gt the aX teachers Comment on this question C D F report Type your answer below mathematical expression In this problem students need to know Type answers in this box Geometry to understand what congruent triangles mean Measurement what perimeter means and how to apply it Submit Answer Patterns Relations and Algebra to know how to solve an equation and substitute a value of x back into an Click here to Submit lt expression 2008 Edition If the student gets the problem wrong the system breaks the problem into steps In this example you can see that the student submitted the wrong answer 2x so the original question box turns red and they are told Sorry that is incorrect Let s move on and figure out why If the student has problems with the first scaffolding question they can click on Show me hint 1 of 3 to see the first of three hints We have shown all the hints for the second scaffolding question as an example Note that the last hint always gives the answer You can see the incorrect answer 2x mp a was typed into the submit box fo2. 482 443 Original questions Average 64 71 55 46 62 72 43 45 63 40 62 67 56 18 MCAS score 238 245 230 221 237 246 219 221 237 216 236 242 230 17 Two standard deviations above average One standard deviation above average Within one standard deviation above or below average One standard deviation below average Two standard deviations below average E 3 D J Perf Level Warning Failing High Needs improv High Warning Failing Low Pro Adv Pro Adv Needs improv High Needs improv Low Pro Adv Needs improv High Warning Failing Low Pro Adv Pro Adv Pro Adv Needs improv Low Needs improv Low Needs improv High Warning Failing Low Warning Failing Low Warning Failing High Needs improv High Pro Adv Pro Adv Done 88 1026 562 753 703 490 700 1278 854 1401 740 1471 1126 628 669 1154 1293 939 709 904 1073 563 All questions Correct 45 661 228 325 537 281 362 1095 519 335 603 1076 830 308 315 687 376 239 343 506 734 504 Average 51 64 40 69 76 57 51 85 60 81 7396 7396 49 47 59 29 25 48 55 68 89 Total hints 203 242 117 123 341 29 133 32 14 97 211 97 269
3. Allows you to decide if you want students to see their own item reports or look at their grades It also allows you to turn anonymity on or off on all of your reports Roster Lists all the students in the class and allows you to change student passwords Assignments Shows the assignments in the curriculum corresponding to the grade level of this class Item Report Shows the student s average score for the problem set and results from each individual ASSISTment in the problem set In addition if the student got the question wrong the Item Report shows the incorrect response There is a link to each ASSISTment in the problem set Report Shows who has started and or finished any problem set that has been started by the class and provides a link to the item report for each of these problem sets Summary Shows the number of problems done number correct percent correct total hints used expected MCAS score and Proficiency Level 2008 Edition xxi Toggle Settings jster Assignments ltem Report Report Summary Skill Report The toggles allows you to toggle back and forth between settings If you want students to see their own item reports and grades when logged in to their accounts check those boxes If you want to show any report anonymously then click on that toggle before showing the reports Select save after making any changes Unclick the box to hide the tutor settings Math Grade 8 Grade 8 Type
4. deals with reading a venn diagram a skill Here is the first scaffolding question with viii Submit Answer Correct Now you need to find out the percentage of students who did NOT sign up for Biology Algebra or Band Comment on this question Show me hint 1 of 4 Type your answer below This is the second scaffolding question It deals with reading a venn diagram a skill in Data Analysis Statistics and D x Submit Answer AS Correct Correct Now you need to find out the percentage of students who did NOT sign up for Biology Algebra or Band Comment on this question You need to determine what percentage of students is in the shaded part of the diagram given Comment on this hint The total percent of students is 100 The percent of students taking Biology Algebra or Band is 73 What is the percentage of students not taking Biology Algebra or Band Comment on this hint What is 100 73 Comment on this hint The percentage of students not taking Biology Algebra or Band is 27 Type in 27 Comment on this hint Type your answer below mathematical expression Submit Answer 2008 Edition http www assistment org Ass d Correct Now you are ready to try the original problem again The diagram above shows a relationship among the percentages of students who chose to take Biology Algebra or Ba
5. 40 315 352 XXIX Skill Report Roster Assignments Item Report Report Summary Skill Report Skill level report Roster Assignments Item report Report Summary which Class 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 08 s Al Classes Settings Top 143 well done knowledge components 5 Mathematic I06 KC Transfer Rate X 39 Learning ge Se Strands mer Model Created by Skill Click um Standards d E Record amp Correct Click to sort ES WPI for Bth Grade Meter to sort Click to sort by b y Math by H Humber 5ense H 1 understanding Sa SG l Fractions HEN BR D Operation number representations H Humber S5ense H 1 B understanding Percents ee 58 2 7 Operations number representations D Data Analysis D 2 B understanding Statistics data presentation Venn Diagram Fe BBS 2 7 Probab techniques P Pattern P 10 8 understandine E i i e Fraction Multiptication ee G 2 Relations Algebr near growth H Humber Sense Integers fF O 5g 24 Operation D Data Analysi Statistics Mean EE 55 7 5 Probability bechini ques D Data Analysis D 3 B understanding Statistics data representation Median NENNEN BO 102 51 Probability techniques The first column in the skill report shows the different strands of math that apply to a problem set Click the first column to organize the data based on the five strands The second column displays the learning standards that the problem set meets Click o
6. column covers the questions from the Original questions column in addition to the scaffolding questions the students are given if an ASSISTment is answered incorrectly This allows teachers to see how students respond to the hints given for the problem In the Original questions column the sub columns include the number of questions in the problem set that the student has answered the number of questions completed the number of questions correct the percent correct a predicted MCAS score and the proficiency performance level corresponding to the MCAS score MCAS prediction is most accurate when looking at all problem sets In the All questions column the students 2008 Edition xxviii overall performance with the scaffolding questions are factored in along with the total number of questions answered number correct percent correct and total hints used This column only differs from the Original questions column if the problem set includes scaffolding questions Class summary Roster Assignments Item report Report Skill Report Class Math Lab Cycle 1 x Section Assignment All assignments Print this report Student Standard deviation 2008 Edition Done 600 424 417 328 492 563 495 277 542 413 299 277 414 709 493 488 245 Correct 10 387 305 122 152 308 145 403 750 610 106 127 342 129 70 112 257
7. Anyone can enroll in the class Beasts Roster Assigi Tutoring Settings Allow your students to look at their item reports Click on Toggle Settings to see Allow your students to look at their grades the Tutor Settings check boxes Show reports anonymously Click again to hide them This student has Show Item report and Show grade turned on If you do not want your students to have these links available then just unclick the toggle You can see an example of the student s individual item report in the report section of this manual Classes Below is a list of your enrolled classes you can view any assignments you have in those classes by clicking on Show Assignments next to a specific class Enrolled Classes Alan M Turing 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 08 Default Section Show item report Show grade Show ssignments I FE Enroll in a class amp 2004 2008 Department of Computer Science Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road Worcester MA 01609 To repart bugs or defects please email assistment bugs wpi edu The server assistment3 took 0 152962 seconds to create this page The previous version of our system is still available for reference but new data will not preserved 2008 Edition xxii Roster s Sek 7 Roster Assignments Item Report Report Summary Skill Report el The roster page shows the students enrolled in the class and the user name associated with each student Keep a printout of this page in
8. case students forget their login name ssistment or vil ae 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 05 e Here is a roster for your class you can manage students and see how they are doing Default Section Enrollment 18 Reset Password Progress Reset Password Progress Reset Password Progress Reset Password Progress Reset Password Progress Reset Password Progress There are three links connected to each student s name Reset Password Resets the student s password to a password of your choosing Progress Tracks the student s progress in each assignment in the curriculum This progress page is printable and is helpful for parent teacher conferences Trash Can Removes the student from the class 2008 Edition xxiii Assignments Roster fAsstonments Item Report Report Summary Skill Report m taste QEN pup The assignments page shows the assignments in the curriculum for a class Assistment Build EXT Classes Class 3rd Penod 7th Grade 07 08 Class 3rd Penod 7th Grade 07 08 e Here are the assignments for your class you can manage assignments and see how your students are doing Assignments 1 Introduction To A5SISTment EE Class progress 17 not started Jin progress 1 complete Progress Preview ltem Report Summary 3et Due Date Grades 77 2 Choose 20 Pretest 7th grade revised Class progress 16 not started 2 in progress 0 complete gress Print Preview ltem Report Summary Set Due Da
9. it In this example we are as the first few words in the question editing the first scaffolding iv za question File Edit View Favorites Tools Help w dr G Assistment Build Assistments deb Page 3 Tock av Assistment ZER Assess Assistments Problem Sets View Comments Build Which side of tri scaffold Assistment Type Standard assistment vl ongruence X WPI Fine Grained Model Version 1 105 Main Problem 1 dit tags StQtus Unspecified Scaffolding strategy Scaffold Shaw Information Which side of tri D Which side of tri Hint strategy Hint Ka Add new problem to this scaffold Which expression 3 12p B z BIR IEE TH x x D EE dk Which side of triangle ABC has the same length as side DF of triangle DEF Hint strategy Hint B E Now the perimete fm ie sag v 7 Save Problem Body Hint strategy Hint Problem Type Multiple choice Y vo D Excellent Now t Answers Hint strategy Hint X AB Side AB corresponds to side DE of triangle DEF not DF Try again please e U p E EP If the scaffolding question refers X BC Side BC of triangle ABC corresponds to side EF of triangle DEF not to side DF Try again u b A D to an image in the original ff AC question be sure to upload it K New Answer again This way the student will Tutoring Strategies not need to scroll up A tutoring strateg
10. the grade of students for individual problem sets Drag Allows you to rearrange the order of problem sets within the curriculum Trash Can Deletes a problem set from the curriculum 2008 Edition Xxiv Item Report Roster Assignments Report Summary Skill Report F POSEE ZE E ENEE TY One Neer HE The item report shows the information on each student for each ASSISTment question in a problem set e The first drop down box allows you to select the class you wish to look at the second drop down box lets you select the class section and the third drop down box lets you select the assignment e When you select the problem set the progress and scoring data for your class on that problem set is displayed e Inthe first column will be the name of the student followed by their average on the entire problem set e The top row shows the ASSISTment problem number Selecting this brings up a preview of the ASSISTment problem e The percent beneath the ASSISTment number shows the percent of the class who got the problem right Looking for low percentage problems can help identify areas in which the class is weak Assess ltem level report Roster Assignments Report Summary Skill Report Legend Student hit bottom out hint in n problems in this assistment Class l u EE Student has not started this assistment 3rd Period th Grade 07 08 ND Student has started this assistment but taken no actions Section Entire Class The stud
11. 2x Show me hint 1 of 4 Type your answer below mathematical expression Comment on this question on this question The skill needed to find the final answer is substitution from Patterns Relations o and Algebra since the student just found that x is 5 and now needs to find io kv 2008 Edition vi ASSISTment 78 This example ASSISTment is number 78 and is problem number 9 from the 2003 MCAS test The reporting category on the MCAS was Data Analysis Statistics and Probability however with closer inspection it can be seen that it is also the skill of finding the percent of a number a skill from the Number Sense and Operation strand http www assistment org Assistment Previewing Content Windows Internet Explorer e Assistment You are previewing content Item 9 D 2003 Venn diagram 78 The diagram above shows a relationship among the percentages of students who chose to take Biology Algebra or Band If 900 students signed up to take courses how many will not be taking Biology Algebra or Band Student Registration Biology Comment on this question Type your answer below Data Analysis Statistics and Probability to understand el li In this problem students need to know Number Sense to find the percent of 900 2008 Edition vii y ASSIS re SIS Jre 2 0 Gow XDIlore JUMIITIIL AIDS VYV
12. AXsistment Type Standard assistment EN Congruence X WPI Fine Grained Model Version 1 105 Perimeter X Equation Solving X Substitution X Edit tags Status Nnspecified Show InfoNmation 4468 Item 19 G 2003 Congruent triangles IRE Assess View Comments X3 New Main Problem Preview Print New Copy Select a problem type Fill in Algebra Multiple B z u 2 7TH x x d 37 gt choice or un 5 ABC and DEF are congruent The perimeter of triangle ABC is 23 inches graded open the length of side DF in triangle DEF response a Save Problem Body Problem Type Algebra vl Answers Y 10 X 5 Youare almost right but remember that DF is twice x F W X 7 5 Many people think that but that is not true Remember that the x term really can be pe of as 1x e D X 2x You are on the right track First find x then double it li New Answer Tutoring Strategies saffolding problems that will be used to tutor students One of ade available to the student for tutoring A tutoring strategy is a group of hints 6 the strategies below will be chosen at random amt Scaffolding strategy Scaffold Disable 4 fes New Strategy Comments on this Problem Select the strategy you want to use hints or scaffolding questions One ASSISTment can have multiple strategies When an ASSISTment has Scaffolding it is broken down into more specific questions Each of these questi
13. Assistment The ASSISTment System assists students in learning and gives teachers assessments of their students progress A collaboration amongst Worcester Polytechnic Institute Carnegie Mellon University prr The United States Army National Science Foundation United States Department of Education J RIMENI OF THE y The MASSA HUSETTS The 9e ie C l ECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Spencer WONG enter Foundati on The Massachusetts The Spencer Foundation Office of Naval Research Technology Transfer Center Table of Contents TCR OG COUN TTE T i EL dE E DRIN A TR T RT KD xii Fodng RENERT lg e E xxi Building your Owm ed Es xxxi Suggestions TOF Classroom USE seca a xlii Introduction Introduction ETOP GO E e dere m i Fact Sheet onthe ASSIST ment Projeti EE ii Sample ASSISTment PIODIGITIS EE iii ASSISTIBEDnE E iii EE I vii Letter to Teachers Dear Teacher Welcome to the ASSISTment System We have designed this binder to help you gain a clearer understanding of the content and to provide written instructions on how to get yourself and your students using the system For more up to date details on the ASSISTment System please visit our information webpage at http teacherwiki assistment org You can use the Fact Sheet on the next page to share information on the System with your administration other teachers or parents Finally in this section we ha
14. Option Answer is accessible A v 3 Attempt s Question 2 Explanation Explain Your strategy for finding the sum 9 5 Problem Type Ungraded open response e Problem Option Test Mode Attempt s Question 3 Multiplication L arz Problem Type Multiple choice X Problem Option Answer is inaccessible B Attempt s Answer s 14 not recommended Question 1 is algebra so a student could submit 14 as an answer The answer is accessible A so the student gets a chosen number of attempts In this case 3 is selected The explanation will be given to a student after all 3 attempts have been tried Explanation s Start with 10 5 which is 15 then e subtract 1 since you want 9 5 Question 2 is ungraded open response The student can type a response to the question It is automatically in Test Mode since there is no way to know if it is right or wrong Question 2 is multiple choice The answer is 96 and the other choices are given on different lines This question is also inaccessible B so the student can attempt it an unlimited amount of times This is not recommended since they may never be able to exit However with multiple choice questions this is not as much of a problem Once you have written your test see above you need to select which class you want to load this problem set into To do this click on Assign to and then click create You will see your new proble
15. RE ce EE xii Cieatns a Teacher ACCOUN EE xii creating a NEW SChOOleninaceearen xii Credting qeu Ee xii EE TERN NU xiii EIERE xiv SOIC UNS the CU IC UI CU EE xvi Getting rated EE xvii rean a SUGEN ee xvii Reizer ie xviii iuge IN NSS RU xviii Changine CVO ege xix Getting Started as a Teacher Creating a Teacher Account 1 Open your web browser and navigate to the ASSISTment System main page www assistment org 2 Click on Sign up at the top of the page a 3 Select Teacher from the first dropdown menu and the name of your school from the second 4 f your school is not on the list you can add it to the list by clicking the Create a new one link Creating a new school 1 Type in the name of your school not the district name 2 Select your district from the list f your district is not on the list you can add it to the list by clicking the Can t find your district link Creating a new district 1 Fill in the district name in the middle box and select your state from the dropdown box 2 Select save Already have an account Log in Create School New School istri Massachusetts v Use an existing district Cancel 2008 Edition xii 3 Now that your school and district are chosen select your school from the dropdown list You may need to click on refresh F5 to load the new school informa
16. YC Let s move on and figure out this problem In order to find out how many students will not be taking Biology Algebra or Band we first need to find out what percent will not take those courses To do that we can start by finding what percent do take Biology Algebra or Band What is the total percentage of people taking Biology Algebra or Band Comment on this question Type your answer below mathematical expression Submit Answer Submit Answer Let s move on and figure out this problem In order to find out how many students will not be taking Biology Algebra or Band we first neg to find out what percent will not take those courses To do that we can start by finding what percent do take Biology Algebra or Band What is the total percentage of people taking Biology Algebra or Band Comment on this question in Data Analysis Statistics and Probability and without the hints opened up Sum up all of the percentages shown in the diagram below Comment on this hint The total number of students taking Biology Algebra or Band is the sum of all of the percentages What is 15 25 8 22341248 Comment on this hint The total number of students taking Biology Algebra or Band is 73 Type in 73 Comment on this hint Type your answer below mathematical expression Submit Answer 2008 Edition This is the first scaffolding question It
17. artment of Computer Se Nence Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road Worcester MA 01609 To report bugs or defects please email assiss amp nent bugswpi edu The server assistment3 took 0 156655 seconds to create These are the ASSISTments built PN this teacher Mr Turing The previous version of our sy eference but new data will not preserved 2008 Edition xxxii Creating a Quick Sequence The quick builder is a tool that allows teachers to make quick assignments Assistment Build Sequences p QC http www assistment org build sequence quickcreate D wr ow e Assistment Build Sequences Assistment I lj I Assistments Problem Sets View Comments Digections There are three basic ways of making ASSISTments all having to do with whether the student gets any feedback In test mode the student gets no feedback In Answer is inaccessible mode students will be told if their answer is right but they will never be given the answer if they are unable to arrive at it In Answer is accessible mode to get a qu ick students who cannot arrive at the answer will eventually receive the answer from the computer There are also T options for the number of attempts a student is given per problem which is presented in the following table description ofthe eo VES ES different options 1 Test mode Students get one attempt The first answer is accepted and the next q
18. caffold Which side of tri Hint strategy Hint Which expression Hint strategy Hint lll Now the perimete Hint strategy Hint Excellent Now t Hint strategy Hint Add new hints and edit existing hints 2004 2008 Department of Computer Science Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Road Worce4 here Using the drag button can To report bugs or defects please email assistment bugs wpi edu The server assistment1 took 0 755436 seq cha nge the order of the hints Hints The previous version of our system is still available for reference but new data will not preserved m 2008 Edition can be deleted by clicking on the trash xli suggestions for Classroom Use suggestions for Classroom Use Ideas from a 7 Grade Math Teacher in an Urban School T X t X m xliii Responding to an Individual Problem in an ASSISTment Problem Set xliii Teacher Observations and e e e EE xliii ASS Tment e xlv The ASSISTments Correction Worksheet AAA xlv The ASSISTERGNE WOKS NOCE enee xlv Record Sheet There are many case studies to read from at http teacherwiki assistment org cases Here is an example of a real world case Ideas from a 7 Grade Math Teacher in an Urban School Responding to an Individual Problem in an ASSISTment Problem Set Overview 1 Students complete a problem set on the computer 2 Studythe it
19. cted an answer He has not started 12276 or 12277 He can also compare his results to the rest of his class All of this information is also shown in the teacher item report above including his average and the class average Your item level report Legend Class 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 08 Assignment You hit the bottom out hint in n problems in this assistment 4 Accentuate the Negative Investigation 1 6 items e You have started this assistment but taken no actions Ee You answered the main problem correctly You ancwarad tha main nrnhlam 1nconrractl Problem My answer My classmates answer Hint usage 512275 af B35 answered correctly 0 512276 nat done BUS answered correctly 512277 not done 40 answered correctly 512251 X 663 answered correctly 122752 X 333 answered correctly H 12774 40 answered correctly 0 2008 Edition xxvi Report Roster Assignments Item Report Report Summary Skill Report ij The Class Report allows you to easily see how the entire class is performing on each problem set Ee Assistment oo S gt Build Classes Assignment level report Roster Assignments Item report Summary Skill Report Class Math Lab Cycle 1 x Section Cycle 1 Period 5 v Download this report Introduction To ASSISTment Summary Student Assignment Print The first dropdown box allows you to select a class first column is a list of the students in the class Cho
20. e Middle name Last name Birthdate Email Time zone US Eastern Cancel Edit 5 After you have done this you can follow the steps for enrolling in classes 2008 Edition If you can t remember your user ID and password you will need to make a new account XX Finding Data about your Students Finding Data about your Students Ger XXi TOSS SOU CNS oran A E A xxii je E xxiii Ela En S aa eRe E E E ne ree rer ere ern XX V e RODO ees XXV jsp Tec XXVII lag IY E xxviii Idi e OO EE XXX Overview When you log in to ASSISTments after creating your classes you should see a screen similar to the one below This is a listing of all of your active classes that are currently active in the System ad Assistment Build SE Acc l Classes Manage your Classes Here you can manage your classes You can also view classes that you taught in the past Classes 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 08 Grade 7 u Type Anyone can enroll in the class Roster Assignments ltem Report Report Summary Skill Report iti Math Grade 6 Grade 6 Type Anyone can enroll in the dass Roster Assignments Item Report Report Summary Skill Report n The following selection options appear for each class Roster Assignments ltem Report Report Summary Skill Report m Toggle Settings
21. em report from the problem set to find one problem to deal with 3 Discuss the problem in class Teacher Observations and Report Day 1 Today in the lab my students were practicing 8 grade MCAS problems chose a problem set that corresponded with the unit we had just finished It was nice to know that while they were practicing they were all getting help from the system when they needed it When they had all finished the problem set printed out the item report and looked for something interesting to bring up in class can never cover everything in the item report but I do like to go over something the next day so the students know am paying attention to their work and see the connection between class and the ASSISTment lab Many times look for the problem with the lowest number of correct answers but this time something else caught my eye You can see the problem in ASSISTment number 836 Which is closest to 0 816 0 211 Figure 1 A 0 16 Figure 1 Now my students did well on this problem 7296 got it correct and the rest of the students selected 1 6 instead of 16 However we had been discussing estimation a lot in my class and know had a lot of reluctant estimators This was a class of kids who liked to work it all out and find the exact answer Since had just stopped using the ASSISTment worksheets wanted to see if could analyze my students work It turned out everyone had done a great job organizing thei
22. ent answered the main problem correctly The text below is his answer The student answered the main problem incorrectly If the student attempted an answer his answer is shown below the cross otherwise Hint requested means he asked for hints and Scaffold means he asked for scaffolding questions Assignment 4 Accentuate the Negative Investigation 1 6 items Print the assignment Download this report Average 12275 ak 12277 12251 12292 122474 5775 B 350 B0 40 66 3395 4055 v v v B gt A Student Problem Charles Babbage O Albert Einstein t Richard P Feynman Ferdinand G Frobenius William H Gates 2008 Edition XXV e For each ASSISTment problem the student s given answer is shown weather it is right or wrong e There is a green check mark if it is correct e There isa red x if itis incorrect e A box highlighted in yellow means the student has reached the last hint in the ASSISTment a certain number of times e An open circle means the student hasn t begun the problem set e Ahalf circle means the student has started but not completed the problem set If the toggle is turned on each student can see their own item report In this example Albert Einstein has started Accentuate the Negative Investigation 1 6 items He got to a bottom out hint once on item 12251 and needed two hints in 12252 He finished three items getting one correct He started reading 1274 but never sele
23. he builder File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ww assistment Build Assistments we P Type inyour ssistment ASSISTment number and then build Assistment Preview ium Assess Account Assistments Problem Sets View Comments An Assistment is a collection of problems and any tutoring help associated with those problems You can add hints to problems incorrect messages on answers and even subsequent problems to help get the student back on track Edit or make a copy of the ASSISTment Here is a list of all Assistments that you own You can also view all Assistments in the system question Duick actions Type id here Preview Edit New C opy Click these links to create new ASSISTments or to create new quick sequences c 5 Create Mew Assistment Create New Quick Seq Assistments 28889 2006 31 gr8 Created September 23 2008 05 09 AM Print Preview amp Edit New Copy i 28890 2006 31 gr8 Created September 23 2008 05 15 AM Print Preview amp Edit New Copy m Assistment 28891 Created September 23 2008 05 16 AM Print Preview amp Edit New Copy i 29788 3 4 You have 3 Created October 24 2008 09 53 AM Print Preview 4 Edit New Copy ij 29789 1 4 Created October 24 2008 09 53 AM Print Preview amp Edit New Copy I 29790 4 6 Created October 24 2008 09 58 AM Print Preview amp Edit New Copy i 2004 2008 Dep
24. he item report and on their work 2008 Edition xliv ASSISTment Worksheets The following are some very helpful worksheets to use in conjunction with the ASSISTments system The ASSISTments Correction Worksheet The correction worksheet is where students review the problems they got wrong The student is asked to record the problem set and ASSISTment number to make it easier for the teacher to counter reference poor scores on a certain item with the students work The student records why they got the problem wrong and then proceeds to show all the steps necessary to find the correct solution in the spaces provided Below is the actual corrections worksheet for you to copy and use and some examples of student work using that worksheet The ASSISTment Worksheet The ASSISTment worksheet is where students can record their work while doing a problem set They simply write their name the date and the name of the problem set in the spaces provided They can then go through the problem set and record their work for each number in the boxes Record Sheet The record sheet is for recording which problem sets a student has done and their percent correct This record sheet can be stapled to a folder for the students to keep track of their work The final column is left blank for teach comments notes 2008 Edition xlv ASSISTment Corrections Name In the space below complete the sentence started and in the large space provided record the comp
25. his password in the Confirm Password field Password Seeeeeee Confirm Password eeeeccce Sign up 2008 Edition XVII When George is done filling in the information he should click on the Sign up button A new page will load that will show the information the student has entered as well as their new login User Profile Name George E Boole Birthdate March 14 1994 School Assistment School Email Login eeorseeb0314 Edit Profile The student must write your login in a safe place Once the student enrolls in a teacher s class their login will be listed under Roster Login Names Notice how the login name is created georgeeb0314 first name middle name initial last name initial month of birth date day of month george e b 03 14 Enroll in a Class At this time it is a good idea to have your students enroll in your class 1 Click on the Tutor button on the top of the page A new page will load If the student has not enrolled in a class a red sections says You are not enrolled in any classes you can enroll by selecting a class below If your student is already enrolled in one class have them still follow the same instructions below 2 Click on Enroll in a class Enrolled Classes Alan M Turing 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 08 Default Section e Enroll in a class 3 Click on the plus sign and then click on the class you wish to enroll in After selecting a class select a secti
26. iculums for 6 7 and 8 grade as well as curriculum for 9 and 10 grade Select Assignments to see the list of problem sets in the particular curriculum Classes 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 08 Grade 7 Type Anyone can enrol in the class Roster Assignments tem Report Report Summary Skill Report Math Grade amp Grade 8 Type Anyone can enroll in the class Roster Item Report Report Summary Skill Report New Class 2008 Edition xvi Getting Started as a Students Creating a Student Account 1 Logonto the Internet Go to www assistment org and click on Sign up 2 Select Student from the Select a type dropdown menu 3 Select the name of your school from the Select a school dropdown menu An example is shown below School ASSISTment School Name George Edward Boole Birth date March 14 1994 Notice that George has selected Student and his school and he has filled in the information about his birthday and name He has also typed in a password and retyped it to confirm it Assistment Dep AES Sign up Aready have an account Log in am Student v at Assistment School fv Can t find your school Create a new one Birthdate 1994 v March Mw 14 M First Name George Middle Name Edward Last Name Boole Time zone US Eastern Enter a password into the Password fieid Write this password down so you don t forget it when you want to log back into Assistment Repeat t
27. iple Choice Ungraded Open Response Each Answer is either Right or Wrong and can write a message that will be displayed to a student when they type or select a common wrong answer we call this message a buggy message Tutoring Strategy s Choose from Hints or Scaffold Strategy type Hints Add Hints Strategy type Scaffold You can add multiple scaffold questions Question Just like a regular ASSISTment a scaffolding question starts with a question Answer Choose from Fill In Algebra Multiple Choice Ungraded Open Response Each Answer is either right or wrong You can still write a buggy message Tutoring Strategy s Choose from Hints typical choice or Scaffold it is not recommended to put a scaffold in a scaffold On the next page you will see an image of the Main Problem page for the two triangles problem 4468 that we showed earlier in this document In the following pages you will see how you can move through the builder to build all the different parts of that ASSISTment 2008 Edition xxxvii Click here to Keep track of and navigate to different parts of the tp www assistment org build assistment show 4468 name the xl ASSISTment by using the Favorites Tools Help ASSISTment ment Build Assistments K N Assistment Assistments Problem Sets Build gt 4468 Item 19 G 2003 Congruent triangles
28. k Select your time zone from the dropdown list Enter a password into the Password field Write this password down so you don t forget it when you want to log back into Assistment Repeat this password in the Confirm Password field Password Confirm Password 2008 Edition xiii 5 Enter the password that you wish to use Making this an easy password is recommended and it is unwise to use one of your common personal passwords or the password of your e mail account as you may wish to share this password with colleagues 6 Re enter the password to confirm it This ensures that you did not make a mistake entering your password the first time 7 Click on Sign up After signing up a page is displayed where you can check your information and if needed edit the information by selecting Edit Profile v Assistment A Account User Profile Name Alexander T Pythagoras Mr Pythagoras School Assistment School Email alexanderpythagoras gmail com Time zone US Eastern Edit Profile Change Password Creating a Class 1 When you log in as a teacher you will be brought to the following page Da Assistment A Account User Profile Name Alexander T Pythagoras Mr Pythagoras School Assistment School Email alexanderpythagoras gmail com Time zone US Eastern Edit Profile Change Password 2008 Edition xiv 2 From this page click on As
29. l be given the answer at the end Answer is inaccessible in this mode the student who cannot work out the problem will never be given the answer uL h i For Answer accessible and answer inaccessible you have two options a or a Finish after a selected number of tries or b Try as many times as the student wishes The final choice you can make is to select the answer type Ungraded open response the student types anything using their keyboard and you can grade these afterwards Multiple choice the first answer you type will be the correct one Then type enter between each other choice option We do not suggest you use A B C D etc since we randomize the answers so the first answer is not always correct Fillin the student must type exactly what you typed Algebra the student can type anything that is mathematically equivalent to what you typed For example if you type in 4 5 a student who types in 8 will still get the problem correct The same is true for 45 and 0 45 or x 3 and 3 x 2008 Edition XXXIV Directions and Settings are closed ett Beggen The problem set is titled QC z A http www assistment org buili Addition and Multiplication d Id Sequences Problem Sets View Comments NI Assistments Directions Settings Questions Title Addition and Mulltiplication Question 1 Addition ee Problem Type Algebra Problem
30. learned inside of classrooms thus opening the door to using the system to study any classroom intervention as teachers like to use the system with their students Who built the ASSISTments In 2003 Neil Heffernan and Ken Koedinger conceived of the idea of the ASSISTment System and received funding from the US Dept of Education to get started This idea was successful in part due to prior funding from the Office of Naval Research to build tools to make it more cost effective to build intelligent tutoring systems In 2004 Heffernan was funded by a National Science Foundation CAREER grant to extend the ASSISTment System from g grade up to 10 grade Over 30 students at WPI and several full time staff at CMU helped make it all happen Contact Professor Neil Heffernan at WPI 508 831 5569 for more information at nth wpi edu This paper and dozens of others can be found at the publications page of our website at www assistment org about publications 2008 Edition ii Sample ASSISTment Problems ASSISTment 4686 This is an ASSISTment as it shows up for a student The ASSISTment number is in the upper right hand corner It is used as a reference through the system and is important to keep track of Next to the number is the name If the ASSISTment question came from the MCAS test details of its origin will be shown in the name This ASSISTment is number 4468 and it was number 19 on the 2003 8 grade MCAS The student types their answer to the
31. lems are triggered when a student answers a question incorrectly They provide additional tutoring for example by breaking a problem s steps down or by guiding the student through a similar example Which side of tri 4 ij Which expression Td T Now the perimete P T Excellent Now t 9 il E Add new problem to this scaffold Scaffolding questions can be rearranged by using the drag button They can be deleted by clicking on the If you click on the pencil you will go trash can to the page to build and make edits 7u 7uumcepsrenccCompute to the scaffolding question Clicking To report bugs or defects please em on the scaffolding question in the page ra menu will also take you to the editing page In this example there are 4 scaffolding questions 2008 Edition Click on the scaffolding strategy bar to see this page with a list of the scaffolding questions A gmail com Logout Main Problem 1 Scaffolding strategy Scaffold Which side of tri Hint strategy Hint Which expression Hint strategy Hint Now the perimete Hint strategy Hint Excellent Now t Hint strategy Hint stitute Road Worcester MA 01609 t2 took 0 780498 seconds to create this E ej Internet aj me XXXIX Editing a Scaffolding Question Most people do not name the Scaffolding question They just leave
32. lete solution to any problem you got wrong on the ASSISTments Be sure to record the problem set and the ASSISTment number Continue on notebook paper with the next problems Problem Set ASSISTment number I got this question wrong because Solution Problem Set ASSISTment number I got this question wrong because Solution 2008 Edition xlvi Here are some examples of worksheets filled out by actual students in response to ASSISTment number 27844 ASSISTment 27844 The circle pue below shows the pones of people who brou bake sale If 15 people brought cakes to sell what is the total num sell Percentage of People Bringing Baked Goods Other wi I Cookies Brownies 20 Pies 16 Cakes XY Example worksheets filled out by students 2008 Edition t each type of baked good to sell at a recent of people who brought baked goods to I got this problem wrong because I did not understand that rd sies ne xlvii 2008 Edition xlviii ASSISTment Worksheet Student Name Date Problem Set Name Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number 2008 Edition xlix Record Sheet ASSISTment Score Comments correct total 2008 Edition
33. m set and it will automatically be loaded into your class Question 10 Problem Type Problem Option Test Mode 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 08 Math Grade 8 2004 2008 Depaxment of Cor Attempt s Click Create to make the You do not need to fill in all of the questions If it is empty an ASSISTment will not be built you want the problem set in problem set and load in into your class 2008 Edition nic Institute 100 Instit Click on Assign to to select the class a XXXV When you click on Create the screen goes to the Problem Set builder This page shows the title of your Problem set and all the new ASSISTments you just created in the quick assign You can edit your ASS ISTments and the Problem Set from here Next time you click on Problem Sets in the Build section you will see a list of all the problem sets you have built In order to return to this problem set it helps to know the Problem set number which is found in the URL This is the Problem set number amp Assistment Build elTe JSG Internet ploren pror gl Worcester Polytechnic Insitute a Sa E PE E Ha EIER CAE Snagit E e E Assistment Build Sequences You can print or preview the problem set from here If all your ASSISTments are not showing up Click on the name to ch ange it Assistments Problem Sets View Comments S
34. n the column to organize the data based on the 39 different mathematical standards The third column displays the type of problem that the problem set has been tagged Some examples include Multiplication Fractions and Rounding The fourth column is the Skill Meter a visual representation of how well the class is performing in that certain skill The fifth column displays the percentage of students who answered the questions correctly for that skill Click on this column to organize the data based on the percentage correct arranged from highest percentage to lowest The next column shows the number of students who have completed a problem for that certain skill The final column displays the number of students who got a problem correct for that certain skill 2008 Edition XXX Building your own Content Building your own Content Overview ol the DUO EE xxxii CALS SOIC die SNS E Tm xxxiii Gs DII ROTER xxxvii Overview of the builder ASSISTment questions are created in the Builder Select Build on your ASSISTment screen and then select ASSISTments From here you can either edit an existing ASSISTment by placing its number in the box and clicking on Edit or you can Create New ASSISTment to build one from scratch We will begin our tutorial of the builder by showing how to build a quick sequence Start by clicking on Create New Quick Sequence Click here toget to i http www assistment org build A t
35. nd If 900 students signed up to take courses how many will not be taking Biology Algebra or Band Student Registration Biology AQ This is the third and final scaffolding question In order to solve this last step a student must find 2796 percent of 900 this is a skill from the Number Sense strand Comment on this question Show me hint 1 of 4 Type your answer below mathematical expression PO Submit Answer a TT 2008 Edition X dat STIL V ASSIST S Submit Answer AS Correct Now you are ready to try the original problem again The diagram above shows a relationship among the percentages of students who chose to take Biology Algebra or Band If 900 students signed up to take courses how many will not be taking Biology Algebra or Band Student Registration Algebra Comment on this question Remember we found that 27 of the students will not be taking Blology Algebra or Band Comment on this hint Also you know from the text that there are 900 students signed up to take courses Comment on this hint So you are looking for 27 of 900 or 27 900 Comment on this hint 900 0 27 243 There are 243 students not taking Biology Algebra or Band Type in 243 Comment on this hint Type your answer below mathematical expression Submit Answer Ma Ail A 2008 Edition sik xi Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started E
36. nge the settings on a or a few of the questions you are for your i uni Questions building problem set The default De Quick Assignment 11 07 08 name includes Question 1 This is where you type the date so you l um in the title and text for can easily find question 1 You can your new also make changes to problem set Problem Type Ungraded open response dem the settings just for Prol Option Test Mode 1 Att f iE question1 here 4 Tm A http www assistment org teacher Internet Protected Mode On amp 10095 2008 Edition xxxiii Some teachers use quick built problem sets to quiz their students on lectures at the end of class Some use it to quickly connect the ASSISTments to homework assigned out of the book To do this they just type in Page 12 4 for example so the student can find the question in the book and then input the answer students input their answers online at home and the teacher gets a report before school starts In either case the problem set is easy to build and the reports show up instantly once the student had finished their work There are endless possibilities for how to use this feature We have provided different modes depending on your needs They are organized by Problem Options Test Mode students get one attempt and are given the message We will not tell you if you are right or wrong Answer is accessible in this mode a student who cannot work out the problem on their own wil
37. on to join 4 Click on Done joining classes to return to the previous page For our student George Boole he will join Alan M Turing s 4 Period 8 Grade class First hit the downward arrow and then click on the blue section over Alan Turing s name 2008 Edition xviii Enrolled Classes Alan M Turing 3rd Period 7th Grade 07 08 Default Section Alan M Turing Math Grade 8 Choose a section to join 4th Period 8th Grade 08 09 Once this is selected a new page will load that will show that you are now enrolled in this class If you need to enroll in multiple classes you can repeat this process for each class To start working with the curriculum assigned for the class select the Show Assignments link Changing Schools If you are a student who has changed schools or a teacher who has a transfer student in their class do not panic You can still use your old ASSISTment account if you can remember the user ID and password 1 Login 2 Click on the Account tab Below is a list of your enrolled classes you can view any assignments you have Assignments next to a specific class 3 Let sclick the edit profile link User Profile Name William H Gates Birthdate December 25 1996 School Assistment School Email Login williamhg1225 Time zone US Eastern Edit Profile Change Password MEE 2008 Edition xix 4 Use the dropdown box next to school to select the new school First nam
38. ons has hints Typically the last question is the original question asked over again When an ASSISTment uses the hint strategy the student can either try again or ask or hints when they get the problem wrong 2008 Edition navigation bar Main Problem 1 Scaffolding strategy Scaffold Which side of tri Hint strategy Hint Which expression Hint strategy Hint Now the perimete Hint strategy Hint Excellent Now t Hint strategy Hint Type in the contents of the problem body Be sure to Save the Problem Body Click on the pen to edit the hints Click on the drag to change the order Click on the trash to remove the answer Type in the answer and any buggy messages here xxxvili Editing the Strategy If you choose to have scaffolding questions they will be listed on this page This page will show when you click on the scaffold strategy button on the menu bar It will also come up when you initiate a new scaffolding strategy for the main problem Notice there are 4 scaffolding questions for this ASSISTment and that each has hint strategies Assistment Build Assistments Windows Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools w dr e Assistment Build Assistments Assistment IL IL MiG Assess Assistments Problem Sets View Comments Build gt Scaffolding strategy Scaffold Problems Scaffold Problems Scaffolding prob
39. ose 20 Pretest Summary 7th Grade Easy and Decomps Summary Mon Oct 06 14 02 17 0400 2008 56 Print IOOO Stem n 9 items Summary Tue Sep g ke 13 2 D 2 8 Venn Leaf Circle Graphs L3 0 09 0400 R D 4 8 Probability Set One 9 items Summary Mon Sep 29 18 14 07 0400 2008 55 Print 66 44 D 4 8 Probability Set Two 9 items Summary Mon Sep 29 M37 16 20 35 0400 2008 50 Print 66 D 1 8 and D 4 8 Probabilities Combinatorial 9 items Summary Mon Sep 29 18 36 34 0400 2008 48 Print The first row shows important information about what the student has accomplished D 2 8 N 1 8 and N 6 8 Ordering Numbers Numberlines 8 items Summary Thu Oct 02 12 42 58 0400 2008 Print G 1 8 and G 2 8 Triangles Sums of Interior Angles 7 items Summary Mon Sep 9 18 49 12 G 3 8 and G 4 8 Supplementary Angles and Pythagorean Theorem 8 items Summary Tue Sep 30 11 11 41 0400 2008 The second allows you to select a section of the class The e The name of the problem set done by at least one student in the class or section selected Clicking on the name will take you to the item report e The date on which most students worked on this problem set e The percent correct for class and section selected e Alinkto print the whole problem
40. problem in the box at the bottom and then clicks on Submit Answer If it is correct it will be marked correct in the teacher reports and they will go on to then next problem If not the problem will be marked incorrect in the teachers report and be broken down into steps for the student If they have no idea what to do they can go directly to Break this problem into steps but if they do this it will be marked incorrect in the teacher s reports On the following pages we will give you a tour of what the student sees when they either get the problem wrong or click on Break this problem into steps This problem also demonstrates how we tag ASSISTment main problems and their scaffolding problems to help assess what skills students are lacking The State of Massachusetts tagged this problem as a geometry problem because it involves congruent triangles However with close examination one will notice that a student needs to understand perimeter a measurement skill equation solving and substitution both skills in patterns relations and algebra and congruence a geometry skill As you see the scaffolding questions for these problems you Will see how each one addresses one of the skills involved in the main problem e http www assistment org Assistment Previewing Content Windows Internet Explorer Assistment J This is ASSISTment number 4468 You are previewing content Item 19 G 2003 Congruent triangles 4468
41. r the original question The box around the E y red when the student gets the problem X Sorry that is incorrect Let s move on and figure out why wena Which side of triangle ABC has the same length as side DF of triangle DEF B E F Comment on this question Show me hint 1 of 3 Select one OAB OBC OAC Submit Answer This is the first scaffolding question It deals with congruence a skill in Geometry 2008 Edition iv Once the student gets the first scaffolding question right they move on to the next one automatically In the last scaffolding question the student is asked the original question again Once again if they cannot get the correct answer they can ask for hints to help move them through the problem e http www assistment org Assistment Previewing Content Windows Internet Explorer Th e box aroun d t h e previous es OTL Scaffolding question is green indicating they got it correct AS Correct Which expression represents the perimeter of triangle ABC p This is the second scaffolding question It deals with perimeter a skill in Measurement 8 inches Comment on this question Perimeter is defined as the sum of all sides of a figure Comment on this hint The perimeter of triangle ABC is the sum of all its sides Comment on this hint These are the three hints a student can request one at a time The last hint alwa
42. r work and could easily find their work for ASSISTment 836 You can see the results of the 18 students in my class who did this problem in Figure 2 2008 Edition xliii kb students Got the problem correct and used estimation le students got the problem correct and worked it all out l5 student selected the incorrect answer of 1 6 Day 2 Figure 2 know a discussion of using estimation for this problem would help 11 of my students However did not have a lot of time to devote to this topic in class So decided to make an overhead of their work and share it with them in class that week You can see what showed them and the questions asked in Figure 3 Conclusion Pk o solution Strategy Ay A Ac is closest o TI o 6 x o Ut C Ib D 60 Sdot Seluhion 2 AE EE KUER I l2 Zr au 2 2 pA J 1 e gx ae AG 2136 Sac Jk e Seud Ile d hl obi de 1 Solone 2 i b tl v6 lohich soloko pvo b eMiciedt 6310 iS mos Me Scleck le Figure 3 really liked bringing in the data find on the ASSISTments to the students In this exchange was able to respond to the work my students did on their paper This helps them know that value tidy work In addressing this problem wanted to emphasize that am not just looking for the right answer but also want them to think mathematically in order to make the right choices Day 1 Gave MCAS practice Day 2 Responded quickly in class to something saw in t
43. re the perimeter of the equilateral triangle is 24 inches What is the area of the square This is the Click the comment button to number ASSISTment CY give us any feedback Comment on this question Break this problem into steps We look forward to hearing about how you use the system Sincerely Neil Hegernan Cristina Heffernan Co creator amp Associate Professor Co creator amp Chief Professional of Computer Science at WPI Development Coordinator 2008 Edition i http www assistment or Carnegie Mellon i We W I Fact Sheet on the ASSISTment Project eq b What is the ASSISTment System The ASSISTment System is a web based tutoring program for A7 to 10 grade mathematics The word ASSISTment blends tutoring assistance with assessment reporting to teachers This gives teachers fine grained reporting on roughly 90 skills that the system tracks per grade level More generally the system is a great tool to help achieve the US Dept of Education s goal of turning education research into an evidence based science as the system is able to do large scale studies of what constitute effective educational practice What is the goal No Child Left Behind legislation urges schools and teachers to use formative assessment information to inform their classroom instruction The dilemma is that every minute spent testing is a minute taken away from instruction The ASSISTment System solve
44. s this problem by tutoring students on items they get wrong thus providing integrated assisting of students while they are being assessed Teachers can use this detailed assessment data to adjust their classroom instruction and pacing How is it used Math teachers assign problem sets to their students to do on the computer and students are tutored on the items they get wrong Teachers log on to the System and study detailed reports about their students difficulties and strengths Teachers can use content already developed at WPI or write their own content Whois using it In 2007 08 just over 4 000 students used the system mostly near Worcester MA and Pittsburgh PA We have scalability results that suggest we should be able to scale up nicely with the 11 servers we have in place so that we can support every classroom in the state of Massachusetts What do we know about its effectiveness 1 What do we know about its effectiveness as an assessment system In Razzaq et al 2005 we showed we can predict a student s MCAS score with a high degree of reliability 2 What do we know about its effectiveness as an instructional assisting system In the same Razzaq et al 2005 we showed that students were reliably learning from the ASSISTment system 3 What do we know about the effectiveness of the system to study the learning that is taking place outside of class We have found that the ASSISTment system can track individual skills being
45. sess Assess Here you can manage your classes You can also view Classes You have no classes 3 Select New Class You will see the following Classes You have no classes reach 1 v class in grade K Enter the names of your classes below Class 1 Access restriction Anyone can enroll in the class e Note This will create a single group of classes called Math Grade Kthat has 1classes The classes will have the names that you have provided To enroll in your class students will first select the group Math Grade and then choose a class You can manage the classes for any group by viewing the group roster You can rename the group Math Grade later if you would like to a Save or Cancel 4 Select the number of classes you teach in the grade level and then select the grade level from the dropdown menu 5 Enterthe name of your class A descriptive name is a good idea such as the grade level the period and the year 6 Select the access restrictions on the class from the dropdown menu Options include Anyone can enroll in the class or Must wait for teacher approval 7 Click Save Students enroll in your class after they create their student accounts 8 If you teach another grade level you can repeat this process for the other grade 2008 Edition XV Selecting the Curriculum Currently ASSISTment System assigns the curriculum to a class based upon the grade level of the class We have separate curr
46. set 2008 Edition xxvii The following is a key for the symbols you will see The percent correct is given for any student that has finished the problem set The half circle is given if the student has started but has not completed the problem set The open circle is given if the student has not started the problem set Summary Roster Assignments ltem Report Report Skill Report I LUE oe The summary page shows the overall scores for each student in a class either on all problem sets or on individual problem set The dropdown boxes allow you to choose the class section and problem sets The different colored highlights in the table refer to the following E Dark blue means that the value is two standard deviations above normal ee Light blue corresponds to one standard deviation above average White denotes less than one standard deviation away from average either above or below Orange indicates one standard deviation below average E Dark orange represents two standard deviations below normal Note A dark blue highlight could be good or bad For example a student that is highlighted in dark blue for average score and MCAS score is very well off but a student with a dark blue highlight in hints used means that the student uses more hints than they should be using and may need additional help or motivation The Original questions column covers the questions in the chosen problem set The All questions
47. te Grades 3 D 1 7 Venn Stem n Leaf Cirde Graphs 9 items PEN lass progress 4 not started 2 in progress 12 complete Print Preview ltem Report Summary Set Due Date Grades VG 4 Accentuate the Negative Investigation 1 6 items lass progress 13 not started 1 in progress 4 complete ogress Print Preview Item Report Summary Set Due Date Grades 5 Bits and Pieces Ill Investigation 3 7 items lass progress 14 not started 0 in progress 4 complete Progress i Preview ltem Report Summary Set Due Date Grades The assignments are numbered in the order they appear to the students Below each assignment is the class progress on the assignment not started in progress or complete There are nine links connected to each problem set Progress Opens a view of the status of each student on the assignment not started in progress complete Press progress again to close this view Print Gives the option of printing the selected problem set Preview Experience a problem set as a student would see it but no score is recorded Item Report Gives a detailed report on the student s progress for that problem set Summary A summary of the student s performance on the problem set with their predicted MCAS score and their level of deviation from an average student Set due date Set a due date for the problem set Grades Shows the grades for each student on a given problem set Also allows you to change
48. tion onto your current page Creating a user 4 Assistment a a um Sign up Already have an account Log in lama Teacher v at Assistment School v Cant find your school Create a new one Note this information about choosing a display name Enter your teacher display name in the Display Name field This is the name your students will see when selecting your class Use Mr Smith instead of John Smith if you do not want your students to see your first name Keep in mind students may get confused if there are two Mr Smiths in your school Display Name Mr Pythagoras Email rpythe com don t have an email address First Name Alexander Middle Name Dieses Last Name Pythagoras Time zone US Eastern X Enter the display name you wish to use This is the name that your students will see when selecting your class Use Mr Smith instead of John Smith if you do not want your students to see your first name Keep in mind students may get confused if there are two Mr Smiths in your school Enter the e mail address you wish to use This e mail will be used for password resets It is recommended that you use your school e mail address if available f you do not have an e mail address select I don t have an email address which will take you to a page to create a free e mail account with Google mail Enter your first name middle name and last name f you do not have a middle name leave that field blan
49. uestion is presented There is no feedback provided for each answer available 2 Answer is accessible a After a set number of attempts The number of attempts allowed can be set by the instructor If the student exhausts the number of attempts without a correct answer the answer is provided b Through a hint button Students can have an unlimited number of attempts They do not proceed to the next question until they arrive at the correct answer by themselves or with the help of a provided hint 3 Answer is inaccessible a Set a maximum number of attempts The number of attempts allowed can be set by the instructor If the student exhausts the number of attempts without a correct answer the next question is presented b Unlimited number of attempts Students can have an unlimited number of attempts They do not proceed to the next question until they arrive at the correct answer and no help is provided Note this choice is not recommended for any answer type other than multiple choice Click on directions m For multiple choice problems enter answers one per line with the correct answer first The answer order will be randomized when creating the assistment NEM Settings The Settings section allows you to set Set all problem types your preferred settings for all of the ee T ASSISTments Once you do this you can Set all problem options till Ach th tti ll This is the title Test Mode Attempt s still go in and cha
50. uild gt Problem Sets Addition and Multiplication when you preview click on flush cache Addition and Multiplication New copy Flush cache Print Preview Addition and Mult i Problem Set Type Linear Here are the three ASSISTments we built in the quick builder above You Status Draft See can print and preview them These are Sub sections and assistments as well as Edit them by the 30389 Addition Assistment Preview Print 4 Edit ij following the directions for ASSISTment 30390 Explanation Assistment Preview Print AP Edit H building ASSISTments numbers 30391 Multiplication Assistment Preview Print 4P Edit I below you just built Va Add assistments SE If you have an ASSISTment number you can add that 2004 2008 Department of Computer S te Road Worcester MA 01609 To report bugs or defects please email ASSISTment to this problem Set pok 0 371764 seconds to create this page The previous version of our system is sti erved i by clicking on Add ie 1 assistment Qi Internet Protected Mode On 10075 In the next section we will describe how to build and edit ASSISTments This may be helpful if you want to go back after using the quick builder and make changes 2008 Edition xxxvi Creating an ASSISTment Main Problem You write a Main Problem You can input a second Main Problem too Answer Choose from Fill In Algebra Mult
51. ve added a few examples of individual ASSISTment questions with the tutoring visible We hope that this will give you a clear understanding of the structure of an ASSISTment In this binder we have instructions for accessing student data and setting up teacher and student accounts We have also included a section on using the ASSISTment System that gives a few examples of how the system has been used by teachers We have created the ASSISTment System as a tool for teachers to use Each school has its own unique set of needs and goals that can be facilitated by the ASSISTment System The ideas provided here are just the tip of the iceberg on how you can use the system to improve student learning at your school If you have any comments or questions we would love to hear from you You can contact us by e mail at assistment support 9 wpi edu If you have comments on an individual ASSISTment question be sure to include the ASSISTment number or use the comments on the question button within the system e Assistment Tutor Class Assignments Windows Internet Explorer BAX GO E hp fw assistment org tutor dass_assignment start 38603 pa rt p File Edit View Favorites Tools Help w od Assistment Tutor Class Assignments ta E Dei p Page 9 Tools 4 Assistment Account Sofia Kovalevskaya sofiak0210 Logout M 3 7 Area Perimeter 12 items Item19 2000 3136 MCAS Reference Sheet In the figu
52. y is a group of hints or scaffolding problems that will be used to tutor students One of the strategies below will be chosen at random and made available to the student for tutoring Lill Hint strategy Hint Disable 4 ij Ku New Strategy Select the hint strategy for a scaffolding Comments on this Problem question It is very confusing to have a Comments on Hints scaffolding strategy for a scaffolding question 2008 Edition xl Editing Hints Preview the scaffolding question s Problem Text Assistment Build Assistments Windows Internet Explorer If you click on a bar that is a hint strategy you will arrive at Oo V e http www assistment org buld assistment show 4468 a page like this EN File Edit View Favorites Tools Help N she E Assistment Build Assistments o E dh c hr G Toos Ee Assistment as a TER Assess Assistments Problem Sets View Comments Build gt Hint strategy Hint s Prdblem text Whikh side of triangle ABC has the same length as side DF of triangle DEF B E g Pn Hints Congruent traingles means triangles whose corresponding sides are equal in length Look at both triangles and find the pairs of sides that have the same length B E Z Be The side that corresponds to DF is AC Select AC f New Hint i ae il i Main Problem 1 Scaffolding strategy S
53. ys shows the answer this way the student can move on to the next scaffolding question Use of this bottom out The perimeter is equal to 2x x 8 Select 2x x 8 Commen Select one hint is reported in the teacher s O2x 8 item report O2x x 8 O 8x x 2x This is a buggy message Notice the student selected x 2x which is an attempt to use the formula for No You might be thinking that the area is 1 2 base times height but you are looking for the perimeter area The message is designed to respond directly to the incorrect answer selected lt MT m 2008 Edition V 7 x x Submit Answer d Correct Now the perimeter of triangle ABC equals 23 inches you can write the equation 2x x 8 23 and solve it for x What is the value of x Comment on this question Show me hint 1 of 3 Type your answer below mathematical expression This is the third scaffolding question It deals with solving an equation a skill in Patterns Relations and Algebra Submit Answer Submit Answer The last scaffolding question returns to the original problem in order to see if Excellent Now try solving the original problem again the student can put all the Triangles ABC and DEF are congruent The perimeter of triangle ABC is 23 inches pieces together What is the length of side DF in triangle DEF B E 8 inches A C D F
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