Welcome to Mathemat
Matemat has been designed to give users a workout with numbers.
The exercises are graded so that users can pick the level that suits their ability.
Mathemat does not provide information on how to do the exercises, rather it focuses on
giving the users a set of random or ordered sets of exercises to test their ability.
The major advantages of Mathemat is that it is completely Free and it can be run online without any downloads.
The main features are:
♠ questions and answers are voiced (spoken) by your computer;
♠ lots of graded exercises for all levels of ability;
♠ scoring system is fun to use - 'wizard grades';
♠ hints, how-to-do support and answers;
♠ score grades provide instant feedback on progress;
♠ simple to use at home or school with minimum supervision;
Starting an Exercise
The first step is to choose the level from the home page
Next you choose the exercise that you want to work on.
When you or your students click on the List Name the Exercise Page will open.
The Level of the List, its name and the number of words in the list will be shown at the top left side of the page.
You can select another list by clicking the
>New List button. This will take you back to the Level page you selected to start.
You can choose another set of exercises.
Getting the First Exercise and Next Exercise
You load the first exercise by clicking the
>Next Exercise button, or by pressing the
'Ctrl'' key.
This starts the count down timer from 100 seconds, and displays the exercise.
After a short delay the exercise will be voiced by the computer.
Please make sure that the computer's sound is switched on and set an appropriate level.
You can turn the sound off or on, using the links provided - sound is 'on' when the program starts.
Also ensure that the browser option to accept sounds, is switched on. This can be set from the
Internet Options menu item
You can hear the sound again at any time by pressing the
>Play Sound Again button.
Trying an Number as an answer to the exercise
The user can enter a number into the field. The number entered can be tested by pressing
the
>Try It button, or by pressing the
Return or Enter key.
=> If the trial is correct a
>Yes! That's Right - Score is 90 message will be displayed
with the score for this word. The compter will Say "Correct" and also say the answer.
The score is simple the number of seconds required to get the correct answer.
=> If the number entered is incorrect a
>Sorry Try Again message will flash, and the computer will say "Not Correct".
Getting Hints
If the user is having trouble with the word he or she can click the
>Needs Hints button.
A message will be displayed showing how to do the problem.
There is a penalty for doing this.
The maximum possible score with hints displayed is 50.
Giving Up
If the user is having trouble with the exercise he or she can press the
>Give Up button
The answer will be displayed. There is no score for giving up.
Scoring
The score is simple the average number of seconds taken to get the spelling correct.
When a correct word is typed the score for that word is displayed.
The progressive score is simply the average scores of all completed words.
An encouraging 'Wizards' grading system is used as the scoring grade based on
the score range, for example - 'Merlin', 'Gendalf', 'Appentice'.
All the grades sound 'good', yet teachers can quick assess how well the students are going.
Both the average scores and 'Wizard' are updated after each exercise, so that students can leave the
list at any time and get their score to date.
Updating the scores after each word acts as a stimulus for students to lift their grades
during a session.
Loading a New List
You can select another list by clicking the
>New List button.
......ENJOY!