EDUSS® XiTeach Maths, English & Phonics. User's Manual
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1. Tests and Evaluates EDUSS will test and evaluate the student s understanding of mathematics English ad phonics for their specific year level The system is flexible and allows for the selection of test parameters subject topics and pass rates The first 3 Dimensional evaluation engine EDUSS will accurately identify wnicn areas of mathematics English and phonics are understood and more importantly in which area skills need to be improved Shows Problem Areas Any specific problem areas are pin pointed and can be addressed immediately Topic areas requiring a little more work are also identified This benefits the student by automatically targeting and teaching problem areas 2 Page Eduss Server User Manual Sets Learning Schedule EDUSS will automatically compile a personal learning schedule for the student addressing the problem areas highlighted by the automated evaluation test This benefits the student by setting a step by step schedule for them to follow This also benefits teachers by giving a step by step report on how each of the students is progressing individually Step by Step Teaching Using a combination of visual and audio aids and fully interactive exercises EDUSS will take the student step by step through their learning schedule until they attain the level of competency desired EDUSS will also introduce the student to new concepts as they progress through the sys2. EDUSS XiTeach Maths English amp Phonics User s Manual Postal Address P O Box 1255 Mudgeeraba QLD 4213 Address Unit 1 2 6 Breakwater rd Robina QLD 4226 Ph 07 5569 0099 Fax 07 5569 2877 Email info eduss com au International 61 7 5569 0099 Tech Support Free Call 1800 334 633 Table of Contents How EDUS S VOIKS sirr raran anra EEEE aaa RS 2 AS T aE EE EEEE E E E ERES 4 AUTOIMATCE MOUI sisiivscsurisscavisisticeneresdevenectiersyiaesidsssidelsssasresianeventesenyiaiaass 6 Quiz Module sss 5 11151 111111111121111111212zzzz12222222111s122222222222222222251212222222 9 PYACHCE EX CICISCS E A E A A A T 10 Homework ModE se stiesnnticncwansazseataassaenadsstanneweunrndnvenssscassenwetenteearsenewenswees 11 FUS O OUD a E E E A A TE 13 EEL IIS E E EE OER T I E AEE A E E 13 ROPOT MOOO seir Errr EEEE EEEE EE R EE E EEEE EEE EEEN EA 16 Please Note All the instructions are valid for the Maths English and the Phonics Programs They are all working from the one Database also making reporting and user access easy 1 Page Eduss Server User Manual How Eduss Works Maths English and Phonics MAIN MENU XiTeach Maths MENU edus iskua ane teacher teacher Homework SS ge Module s s aI s Workbook Module Wi sso e Ln Mfo Focus Group ach M s lt m ie l TA Practice Teach Me ee pe Exercises A eF 4 f ae Practice Exercises Automated Module g
3. Page Eduss Server User Manual Report Module Report Module Only teachers and admin users can access the reporting section See Arrow The teacher can see the individual student scores as well as all the students detailed reports The Report Module consists of four different report sections gt Automated Module Report gt Practice Module Report gt Homework Module Report gt Quiz Report educa _ oo Admin Admin iteach Mathematics eth product 8 Firstly select the report you want to generate next you have to select the relevant student Next click on the specific report you require The report will then be compiled Clicking on the Print button can print all the reports or select the different options of view Tabular Class report RTI or Graph To exit the Report Module simply click the ay Automated Module Report Looking at the Tabular Class Assessment report we can see a breakdown of the student s scores Displayed is the student s name as well as each assessment exercise If necessary scroll down to view all assessment results The report will also indicate the level achieved by the 16 Page Eduss Server User Manual i student in each given sub topic You also have the options of viewing the RTI and Graph report views Practice Module Report After selecting the individual student the system will display the results for that student Th
4. an exercise just click on the name of the exercise you want to do Using Practice Exercises The system will randomly generate an exercise within a specified number range You will see that the answers are marked to show the students where they are going wrong If the student gets the answer wrong the program will indicate where the student went wrong and show the complete correct answer If students struggle with an exercise they can click on the Worked Example button and look at an unlimited number of worked examples of this specific exercise When they feel they know how to do the exercise they can click on the Next button For more detailed teaching the student can click on the Help button for a complete teaching section on each topic and sub topic 10 Page Eduss Server User Manual Homework Module Setting Homework Only a teacher or Admin user can set homework To set homework click on the Homework button on the main screen Once in Click on the New Homework button at the top of the screen Give the homework a title set the number of questions and the due date Next click on the Save Homework button Now to add the content to the homework click on the Edit Exercises button This will give you the split screen where you can click on the exercise on the left and click the gt button in the middle to add the exercise to the current homework you can also drag the exercises direct
5. gt A Number gt A Integer Minimize Save Exercises Cancel Doing Homework Once students go into the homework module they will be able to choose from the list of homework that has been set They can see the title as well as the due date for the homework Students now start by clicking on the title of each exercise 11 Page Eduss Server User Manual Doing Homework Exercises The program will randomly generate exercises for each selection The answers are marked to give immediate feedback If the student gets an answer wrong the system will indicate where the student went wrong and show the correct answer The advantage of the system is that each student gets different homework and therefore cannot copy another student s work If the student struggle s with an exercise they can click on the Worked Examples button and look at an unlimited number of worked examples of the exercise type When they feel they know how to do the exercise they can click on the Next button For more detailed teaching students can click on the Help button for a complete teaching section on each topic and sub topic Progress Homework Results As students complete the homework the score that they achieved is displayed on the right Students can repeat the same exercise to improve their score This is not discouraged as students learn in the process Also through repetition learnt concepts are reinforced You can also clea
6. Choosing a Topic When the Teaching Module is opened from the main menu a screen comes up listing all the teaching topics or sub topics Any of these can be accessed by simply clicking on the name of the topic or sub topic See Arrow lt Back v lj Number Sense gt Z Addition gt Subtraction gt Z Multiplication gt AN Division gt A Fractions v Adding Fractions Adding Fractions same denominator Adding Fractions different denominators Adding Mixed Numbers by Improper Fractions v Subtracting Fractions Subtracting Fractions same denominators Subtracting Fractions different denominators Subtracting Mixed Numbers Y Multiplying Fractions w Multiplying Fractions Multiplying Mixed Numbers gt A Dividing Fractions K gt Z Percentages AN Number Theory gt A Integers gt A Decimals gt 4 USA Money gt A Ratio Rates and Scaled Drawings 14 Page Eduss Server User Manual Teaching Module The system will now step by step teach the specific selected concept Exercises Help When the Teaching Module is accessed from an exercise Help button the specific teaching files for that topic or sub topic will be loaded automatically Step by Step Teaching The system will then step by step go through the process of explaining how a specific concept works or how a specific exercise is done To return just click on the a button to continue with the exercise 15
7. answer wrong the system will indicate where the student went wrong and illustrate the complete correct answer 9 Page Eduss Server User Manual Practice Exercises Using Practice Exercises This module is accessible directly from the student s login To begin select an exercise simply by clicking on the name of the desired exercise The exercise will load and will give the student five random questions in the specific year level and range v jl Number Sense gt Z Addition Exercise Details gt A Subtraction gt Z Multiplication gt A Division Y A Fractions e w Understanding Fractions w Equivalent Fractions e Comparing amp Estimating Fractions W Simplifying Fractions 4 simplify given fract w assistance Simplify fract using a fract wall denom 4 Simplify given fract w o assistance denom 1 12 1 20 5 Simplify given fract w large denom amp numerators ww Improper Fractions amp Mixed Numbers gt Z Fractions Operations gt Zy Percent gt Z Number gt A Integer gt Decimals gt A Ratios Rates amp Scaled Drawings gt 4 Money v tal Measurement and Geometry gt A Time gt A Using Measurement gt 4 Plane Shapes gt A Lines and Angles Using Practice Exercises You can view the exercises for all year levels in each topic or sub topic by clicking on the topic or sub topic name You can now see all the exercises on the right with their year level indicator To select
8. dule is again set by the Teacher The Quiz Module Tutor enables a student to be assessed on particular topics This module will test and evaluate the students understanding of mathematics for their specified year level To set it up click on the Quiz Module button and once in click on the New Quiz button Fill in the details on the right and click Save Quiz Now click on Edit Exercises Click and drag the exercises with the year level shown to the right hand column or click on them one at a time and click the right arrow gt Once complete click on the Save Exercises button on the bottom right e Current Work Back To Details Edit Quiz New Quiz Save Quiz Edit Exercises Delete Work Quiz Title 2nd Quiz Humber of Questions 3 z Due Date 10 30 2009 Class Default Class To start the quiz the student can click on the specific quiz The quiz strands and topics that were selected can be seen on the right hand side of the screen You can click on the gt sign next to the subtopic names to view a mini report that shows the students progress for that particular subtopic All the student now does to start or continue with a tutorial is click on the Next Exercise button on the top of the screen The tutorial will now start with the program systematically going through the selected topics and sub topics You will see that the answers are now marked and scored If the student gets an
9. e results will be displayed in Graph format which are all printable using the Print button to the left of the graph Homework Report In the homework report we can see a breakdown of the student s scores for every exercise completed The two views available for the Homework report is the Tabular Class Homework Report and the Graph report Quiz Report In the quiz report we can see a breakdown of the student s scores for every exercise quizzed To see each individual report click on the report title to the left and click on the topic title to display the report on the right of the screen If necessary scroll down to view all the test results Eduss Online Reporting Es Automated Module Practice Module Homework Module Quiz Module L No Results Tabular Practice Report Graph Start Date End Date re Print Report Practice report for student student Selact Class Date Range 1970 01 01 to 2010 01 14 Content Strands No practice exercises were attempted within the selected date range Tem E 17 Page Eduss Server User Manual EDUSS Learning Contact Details Postal Address P O Box 1255 Mudgeeraba QLD 4213 Address Unit 1 2 6 Breakwater rd Robina QLD 4226 Ph 07 5569 0099 Fax 07 5569 2877 Email info eduss com au International 61 7 5569 0099 Tech Support Free Call 1800 334 633 18 Page Eduss Server User Manual
10. estricted to any of the user types described previously For example by selecting Teacher only their names will be listed if Student is selected there is a further choice of selecting only a specific year level Eduss Online Admin School All Schools z Welcome Tech Tech Logout User Maintenance Siege sainteezece SSA alot User Maintenance Filter Last Name 4 Last Name User Name ri School Admin i admin Default School student student Default School teacher teacher c Default School Student Tech tech chnici Default School K v Default School v Save Delete aa o Users can be added by clicking the Add User button Red Arrow then fill in all the details to the right of that and click Save Remember to fill in all the fields and select the correct grade 5 Page Eduss Server User Manual Automated Module Setting an assessment This is the module with the automated 3 D assessment engine An automated assessment can be set for each student The Teacher sets the Automated Module for the Students The Automated Module will identify at what level the student has missed specific concepts The system will use this assessment to set a learning schedule for each student This module will also test and evaluate the student s understanding of mathematics for their specific year level You can also set the test parameters subject topics and pass rates To set an assessment log in as a Teacher and ope
11. ly by clicking on them and select multiple exercises by holding down the Ctrl or Shift key Once you have finished adding work click on the Save Exercises button at the bottom of the screen v E Number Sense Current Work gt Addition 7 Find simple interest on principal rate as decimal wo calculate A Subtraction 7 Find simple interest amp new total complete table wo calculator A Multiplication Be Understanding Percent a crarsina Percent to Fractions ie WD charging Fractions to Percent gt Bchangins Percent to Decimals be WD crarsing Decimals to Percent P rind Percentage of a Number mental exercises x Practical Applications of Percent 5 Find sales tax items 1 99 w calculator 5 Find sales tax items 1 999 w calculator 5 Find total cost incl sales tax iterms 1 99 w calculat 6 Find sales tax amp total cost complete the table w calc 5 Find selling price after added to cost price w calcu 6 Find selling price after added to cost price v4 o calc 5 Find selling price after discount on cost price w cal 6 Find selling price after discount on cost price vio ci 5 Find final price after change va calculator 7 Find simple interest on principal time in months w c 7 Find simple interest on principal rate as decimal wo 7 Find simple interest on principal rate as decimal w lt F Word prob compare two simple interest calculations
12. n the Automated Module section Click on the New Assessment button Red Arrow Next you must fill in all the fields for the Assessment and tick Test Beyond Level if you would like the program to track the student s progress above and beyond the year level set Next Click on the Edit Subtopics button Blue Arrow Next you will see the curriculum strands You can now customize your own assessment by clicking in the boxes next to the topics that you would like the student to be assessed in When you have finished click Save Sub Topics at the top of the screen Then click Save Assessment at the top of the screen to complete the setup qed fui Tes Demi 7 p e fe eee 6 Page Eduss Server User Manual Starting the Assessment To start the assessment the student can log into the program using their personal login and open the Mathematics gt Then open the Automated Module and clicks on the assessment title set for them To begin the Assessment click on the Next Exercise Button The EDUSS system uses a 3 D evaluation engine This will first determine if the student is failing because of a data entry error wrong buttons Next the system will restructure questions where appropriate to make sure that the student understands what is being asked and finally the system will take the student all the way back to where he or she missed the specific concept The assessment will now start with
13. rly see where a student is struggling or where a student has not completed the work 12 Page Eduss Server User Manual Focus Groups Module Creating a Focus Group Only a teacher or Admin user can create a Focus Group To create new focus Groups click on the Focus Group button on the main screen Once in Click on the Add Group button at the top of the screen Give the group a name and select which students should be included in the group you can drag the students directly by clicking on them and select multiple students by holding down the Ctrl or Shift key You can also transfer ownership of the group to another user teacher Using the Focus Groups Module The Focus Groups Module is designed to create a sub group from an existing class This is done is situations where there are a small number of students that require a more tailored approach to their learning Teaching Module Using the Teaching Module The teaching section can be accessed from two locations The first is in every exercise where the student can click on the Help button and the system will load the teaching files relevant to that specific concept Blue Arrow The second location is the Teach Me button on the main screen Red Arrow 13 Page Eduss Server User Manual EZ Welcome teacher teacher Reporting Practice Exercises
14. tem Interactive Exercises The program provides fully interactive audio and visual exercises until the pass level is reached This facility can also be used for the introduction of new concepts Summary Reports EDUSS produces a fully summarised evaluation report categorised by score or module from weak to strong areas Reports can be viewed on screen or printed as required These detailed summary reports keep teachers completely up to date on their student s progress 3 Page Eduss Server User Manual Administration Adding a Student The system has the ability to have students and teachers in the system teachers organize the assessment homework and quiz modules for the students and check the reports Students have access to all the practice exercises and teach me files and can launch any of the assessments The different levels types of users are 1 Teacher 2 Student Only teachers and Administrators have access to the Administration Module Login Screen i lt a Admin Admin To access the Admin Module click the Admin button as shown by the arrow in the diagram Left when the login screen appears login as the default admin user Username admin Password lt School specific password gt 4 Page Eduss Server User Manual a E l User Maintenance In User Maintenance see diagram all users are listed By clicking on the dropdown Blue Arrow the list can be r
15. the program systematically going through the selected topics and sub topics You will see that the answers are not marked during the assessment This is specifically done to emulate a test situation as well as not to discourage the students when they get an answer wrong The system will automatically go to the next question In the assessment module there are no worked examples or teaching sections These will be activated once the system starts with the automated learning schedule Completing the Assessment Once the student has completed the assessment a screen will appear stating This assessment is complete A tutorial has been set CLICK OK The program determines whether or not the student needs assistance with the topics set in that particular assessment If the student requires assistance the system sets an automated learning schedule Assessment Tutorial based on the individual student s requirements The system will set exercises at the level where students missed a specific concept and bring them all the way forward covering every brick in the wall Once a student has completed this process we know that there are no more holes in the wall To continue to the next module the Assessment Tutorial the student clicks on the Show Tutorials Button and then click on their current tutorial in the list below The system will now start with the first exercise and step by step go through each level and concept of that specific s
16. ub topic The starting point is from where the problem was identified going forward to the required level You will see that the answers are now marked and scored If the student gets an answer wrong the system will indicate where the student went wrong and illustrate the complete correct answer If students struggle with an exercise they can click on the Worked Example button and view an unlimited number of worked examples of this specific exercise When they feel they understand and know how to do the exercise they can click on the Next button For more detailed teaching they can click on the Help button for a complete teaching section on each topic and sub topic When the student works their way back to the set year level the program will show a report card and move on to the next topic 7 Page Eduss Server User Manual When the student exits the program they will go back to the screen where the Assessments Tutorials where opened Note how the system has brought the student through the tutoring schedule The subtopics indicated in green show that the student has reached the correct level the subtopics in white show that the system is still in progress and the subtopics in red show exercises that have been skipped or failed For a paper version of the tutorials click on the Print Tutorial button at the top of the screen 8 Page Eduss Server User Manual Quiz Module Setting a Quiz Module Tutorial The Quiz Mo
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