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1. Essentials of Fractio kout 1 Q2 37 Essentials of Fractior ut 13 01 Figure 91 History To view any page from the History list click on the page of choice from the list and click the OK button or press the lt Return gt or lt Enter gt key Click the Bookmark tab to view a list of screens that the student may wish to return to at a later time See Bookmarks on Section 3 2 4 3 Page 21 Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices Assignment Click the Assignment tab to view a list of assignments that have been created for the student through the Teacher management system See Assignment on Section 3 2 4 4 P age 23 kistory Bookmark ASSIGNMENT alg Richard s statistics assign Fractions Richard s integer test 4 Figure 92 Assignment Note The default tab on the navigation screen is Go To 3 2 4 3 Bookmarks Bookmarks allow the user to mark precise points in the courseware that the user may wish to return to at a later time Bookmarks may be e Selected e Added e Removed SELECTING A Use the following procedure to select a bookmark BOOKMARK 1 On the navigation panel click the bookmark tab This will open a list of bookmarked screens as illustrated in Figure 93 Adding and Subtracting Signed Numbers Tutorial 2 11 Essentials of Fractions Tutorial 1 4 Figure 93 Bookmark 2 Doubl2. Note Once solutions have been viewed by a student that specific question can no longer be attempted during the session Navigation panel Click this button to return to the tutorial screen with the navigation panel button open Working with Destination MATH Page 3 11 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices 3 2 3 Workout Use the following procedure to work through a workout 1 Click on the Workout button on the Tutorial Workout screen This will open the Workout opening screen as illustrated in Figure 81 and Figure 82 Essentials of Fractions Workout 1 Select your answer s C ED O N F Figure 81 Mastering Skills and Concepts Workout opening screen Page 3 12 Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices fe 7 atiables Expressions and Equations Workout 1 Qij The formula used to evaluate g force Is i SP ie 32 27 J force on a person s body in relation to normal force of gravity on Earth S speed of roller coaster car in feet per sec T radius of curved track in feet A roller coaster car travels on a curved track at 35 feet per second This produces a g force 1 9 times the normal force of gravity If the Known values sre substituted Into the formula what will the solution represent In other words gt Identify the variable for which no value has chy been given and determi
3. the remainder of this procedure see the Exit button item Click this button to return to the tutorial The following message appears This will return you to the Tutorial For details of the remainder of this procedure see the Exit button item Click this button to proceed to the next question in the Practice Area Clicking this button at the end of all questions in the Practice Area displays the following message This will return you to the Tutorial For details of the remainder of this procedure see the Exit button item Click this button to go back to the previous question in the Practice Area Click this button to display the correct answer along with a brief solution to the question being posed This will open the solution window as illustrated in Figure 80 Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices Solution x The answers reading from top to bottom are A C D and B The expression 2 5 represents subtraction that is the difference between 2 and 5 The expression 2 5 represents the sum of 2 and 5 The expression 5 2 represents the product of 5 and the quantity 2 less than x The expression 2 2 5 represents the product of 2 and the sum of and 5 Figure 80 Practice Area solution Click the X button in the top right corner of the solution window or press the lt Esc gt key This will return you to the Practice Area window
4. Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices 3 2 Working through a session Use the following procedure to work through a tutorial or a workout 1 Open the Tutorial Workout screen as illustrated in Figure 74 INTEGERS amp ORDER OF OPERATIONS Figure 74 Tutorial Workout screen Note For details on how to open this screen see Using Destination MATH on Section 1 4 Page 15 Page 3 4 Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices 3 2 1 Tutorial Use the following procedure to work through a tutorial 1 Click on the Tutorial button from the Tutorial Workout screen This will open the Tutorial opening screen as illustrated in Figure 75 Module Fractions Unit Essentials of Fractions Tutorial 1 Recognizing a Fraction We re with Dijit at the Exploratorium where he s exploring fractions with the help of some interesting facts about planet Earth Learning Objectives Key Words Learning that a fraction is a part of a whole through the Fraction use of area models Numerator Identifying the numerator and denominator of a fraction Denominator Identifying fractional parts of a whole number based on a diagram Figure 75 Tutorial opening screen Note For details on using these screens see User interface on Section 3 2 4 Page 16 3 2 1 1 Screen display The following are the ite
5. ber Exit button This closes the Practice Area screen When the exit button is clicked the following message appears This will return you to the Menu Click the OK button or press the lt Return gt or lt Enter gt key This will open the Practice Area score window as illustrated in Figure 79 Working with Destination MATH Page 3 9 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices Answer box Menu button Tutorial button Next button Back button Solution button Page 3 10 Practice Area Score 0 1 Not Attempted Q 2 Not Attempted 0 3 Not Attempted 0 4 Not Attempted Return to the Menu fp oK Figure 79 Practice Area score window Click the OK button or press the lt Return gt or lt Enter gt key to return to the menu screen The Practice Area window shows the number of questions in the Practice Area for a chosen tutorial the number of the question answered incorrectly the number of the question answered correctly and the number of the question not attempted Type your answer into these boxes using the keyboard keys When all questions have been attempted clicking the Next button will display the following message This will return you to the Tutorial For details of the remainder of this procedure see the Exit button item Click this button to return to the menu screen The following message appears This will return you to the Menu For details of
6. clude extraneous information Working with Destination MATH Page 3 17 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices CONTINUE BACK REPEAT MENU CALCULATOR GLOSSARY Page 3 18 3 2 4 2 Screen display The following are the items displayed on the screen Click this button to continue the session follow the instructions on the screen or the narration as the session progresses Click this button to go back one step with each click Click this button to repeat the last step Click this button to go to the main menu Click this button to open the scientific calculator as illustrated in Figure 87 Numbers may be entered by clicking the numbers on the calculator on the screen or using the keyboard number keys Figure 87 Calculator Click the Stats button to launch the stats Click this button to open a glossary of terms as illustrated in Figure 88 Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices amp Contents ioj X File Edit Bookmark Options Help Contents Index Bax pit lt lt gt Absolute value The distance of a number from 0 on a number line If a number ais greater than or equal to zero its absolute value is a Ifa number ais less than zero its absolute value is the opposite of a Figure 88 Glossary GRAPHING TOOL Click this button to open the Graphing tool For details of thi
7. d at the conclusion of the screen that presented the mathematical content Questions vary in form Some are multiple choice others are text entry Many of the questions contain a dynamic environment that allows students to investigate properties of the number line and rectangular coordinate plane as they attempt to answer each question These dynamic environments include e drag a given point to a new position on the number line e drag a given point to a new position on the rectangular coordinate plane e drag a given point to a new position on a given line e rotate and or translate a given line e rotate a pair of parallel or perpendicular lines e rotate and or translate the boundary line of a linear inequality Student performance on Practice Area questions is maintained in the management system as part of the student reporting This progress report includes how the student responded to each question and if the student accessed the solution and also maintains the report of the best results on each set of questions After the last question of the Practice Area set has been answered a score table is displayed on screen This table reflects how the student responded to each question Correct Incorrect Not Attempted Students may answer the same sets of questions over various sessions as part of the review or remediation activity 3 2 2 1 Working the Practice Area Use the following procedure to work the Practice Area 1 Open a tut
8. e click on the screen of your choice from the list OR Click on the screen of your choice from the list or scroll through the list using the lt Arrow gt keys click the OK button or press the lt Return gt or lt Enter gt key Working with Destination MATH Page 3 21 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices ADDING A Note BOOKMARK Note REMOVING A BOOKMARK Page 3 Note 22 Bookmarks may also be accessed by clicking the Bookmark button on the main menu screen Use the following procedure to add a bookmark 1 On the tutorial or workout screen of your choice click the Navigation panel button 2 Click the Bookmark tab 3 Click the Add button or press the lt Return gt or lt Enter gt key This will open the Bookmark label screen as illustrated in Figure 94 Type in a label for the bookmark Essentials of Fractions Tutorial 2 13 Figure 94 Bookmark label 4 Type in a new name of your choice or accept the name in the Type ina label for the bookmark field 5 Click the OK button or press the lt Return gt or lt Enter gt key The chosen screen is added to the bookmark list Bookmarks cannot be added to if accessed through the main menu screen Use the following procedure to remove a bookmark 1 On the tutorial or workout screen of your choice click the Navigation panel button 2 Click the Bookmark tab 3 Click on the bookma
9. erface screen Play area Title bar ra Fundamentals Workout 1 Navigation anel One of theo tanks at the refinery isa p rectangular prism and lynnineeds to find its height Cre i E Q Vey n SE i k button igati Workouts Narann Tutorials Practice Summary Repeat button button button Back button Figure 85 Mastering Skills and Concepts user interface screen Page 3 16 Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices Play area Title bar ab ies Expressions and Equations f Continue button Navigation panel Workouts i Repeat button Pees Summary button Navigation panel button Practice button Back button Figure 86 Mastering Algebra user interface screen Note The navigation panel is only accessible by clicking the navigation panel button 3 2 4 1 Color code Four colors are used to denote the different parts of the session that the user is in Moving from Tutorial to Workout will change the reference to where the user is in the session The color definitions are ORANGE Tutorial GREEN Workout type 1 question Question based on a basic understanding of one or more learning objectives from the preceding tutorial BLUE Workout type 2 question Questions based on the application of one or more learning objectives PURPLE Workout type 3 question Challenging questions based on one or more learning objectives that may in
10. ms displayed on the opening screen MODULE The module title UNIT The unit title TUTORIAL The title of the chosen tutorial LEARNING The learning objectives outlining what is to be covered in the tutorial OBJECTIVES Working with Destination MATH Page 3 5 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices KEY WORDS The key words used in the tutorial The student will see these words used during the working of the tutorial MENU Clicking this button will return the student to the main menu screen CONTINUE Clicking this button will continue the tutorial 2 Click the Continue button This will open the first tutorial screen as illustrated in Figure 76 Figure 76 Mastering Skills and Concepts tutorial screen Page 3 6 Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices Figure 77 Mastering Algebra tutorial screen 3 Click the Continue button to proceed with the tutorial and follow the instructions on the screen and or given in the narration Working with Destination MATH Page 3 7 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices 3 2 2 Practice Area Students have opportunities during tutorials to answer questions in an environment called Practice Area These are sets of questions that focus on content covered during particular segments of a tutorial Practice Areas are presente
11. ne what it represents The g force on the curve The time it takes In seconds to travel the curve The speed In feet per second on the curve The radius of the curved track in feet Figure 82 Mastering Algebra Workout opening screen Note For details on using these screens see User interface on Section 3 2 4 Page 16 SCREEN DISPLAY The following are the items displayed on the opening screen Done Once the student has selected their answer they click the Done button or click the Continue button Skip Clicking this button skips the student to the next question without having to answer the existing question Show Me Clicking this button allows a student to see in sequence how the problem is solved 2 When the Done button or the Continue button is clicked the following message will appear if the answer is correct Correct Working with Destination MATH Page 3 13 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices SHOW ME Page 3 Click the Continue button to continue the tutorial or click the Show Me button to see a sequence of screens outlining how the problem is solved If the answer is incorrect the following message will appear Incorrect Would you like to try again o SHOW We Click the Yes button to retry the question click the No button to continue the tutorial without retrying the question or click the Show Me button to see a sequence of scree
12. ns outlining how the problem is solved This allows a student to view in sequence the problem being solved This is done through animation and narration Show Me uses the PACE method which is P Destination MATH restates the Problem A Destination MATH Analyzes the relationship between the elements C Destination MATH works through the steps in Calculating the answer E Destination MATH Evaluates the answer When in Show Me students may go back to the chosen workout by clicking the Return to workout button on the Mastering Skills and Concepts screen as illustrated in Figure 83 Figure 83 Mastering Skills and Concepts return to workout button OR Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices Click the Workout button on the Mastering Algebra screen as illustrated in Figure 84 Figure 84 Mastering Algebra return to workout button Note When a student has reached the end of a question the following message may appear You have reached the end of this question menu Click the Continue button to continue to the next question click the Cancel button to stay on the chosen screen or click the Menu button to return to the main menu Working with Destination MATH Page 3 15 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices 3 2 4 User interface The following are the items contained on the user int
13. orial or workout screen 2 Click the Navigation panel button 3 Click the P button where available on the navigation panel 4 Click the OK button or press the lt Return gt or lt Enter gt key This will open the Practice Area opening window as illustrated in Figure 78 Page 3 8 Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices Title bar Exit button Variables Expressions and Equations Tutorial 1 Practice Area Q 1 Pe Suppose that the variable represents a number Match each algebraic expression on the right to its equivalent verbal expression on the left Type in your answers A The sum of twice a number and 5 2n 5 q Tools button B Five less than twice a number 2 e 5 c Two times the sum of a number and 5 S t 2 Five times the difference between a number and 2 2n 5 Answer panels SOLUTION jy 44 BACK lt TUTORIAL N D l fenu Menu amm button Navigation Back Next panel button button button Solution button Tutorial button Figure 78 Practice Area opening windo 5 Type in the numbers in the box opposite the question on the screen using the keyboard keys The above window is an example only SCREEN DISPLAY The following items are displayed on the Practice Area screen Title bar The title bar contains details of the Practice Area entered It contains the unit name the tutorial number and the Practice Area question num
14. rk of your choice from the list or scroll through the list using the lt Arrow gt keys 4 Click the Remove button or press the lt Delete gt key Bookmarks cannot be removed if accessed through the main menu screen Destination MATH Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices 3 2 4 4 Assignment Assignments are lessons made up of components from Destination MAT courses An assignment can include any component of the software such as one or more tutorials workouts sessions units and or modules Use the following procedure to enter an assignment 1 On the tutorial or workout screen of your choice click the navigation panel button 2 Click the Assignment tab 3 Click the sign beside the assignment heading This will open the Set Assignment list as illustrated in Figure 95 Essentials of Decimals Tutorial 1 100 Essentials of Decimals Workout1Q1 Correct Essentials of Decimals Workout1Q2 Correct Essentials of Decimals Workout 1 3 Correct Figure 95 Set Assignment list 4 Click on the assignment of your choice from the list or scroll through the list using the lt Arrow gt keys 5 Click the OK button to enter the assignment or click the Cancel button to return to the chosen screen Note Assignments may be entered by clicking the Assignment button on the main menu screen Working with Destination MATH Page 3 23
15. s item see Launching the Graphing Tool on Section 4 1 1 Page 3 NAVIGATION Click this button to open the navigation panel This panel contains PANEL A Workouts Practice Summary button button Figure 89 Mastering Skills and Concepts navigation panel Working with Destination MATH Page 3 19 Destination MATH PC User Manual Version 3 1 1999 2000 Riverdeep Inc See Notices Page 3 Go To History Note Bookmark 20 Workouts Tutorials Practice button Summary button Figure 90 Mastering Algebra navigation panel The Go To tab allows a student to go to any screen in a tutorial or any question in a corresponding workout The red indicator points to the student s current location the available tutorial screens a summary of the tutorial and the difficulty levels of the workouts in the chosen session The difficulty level is reflected in the colour coding Type 1 green easiest level type 2 blue and type 3 purple most difficult level Click on the tutorial button and or the workout questions button of choice and click the OK button to go to the chosen screen Click Summary S to see a summary of the given tutorial On the Mastering Algebra navigation panel there is an additional button P Practice button For details on this button see Working the Practice Area on Section 3 2 2 1 age 8 Click the History tab to view a log of all the sessions accessed during the current sitting
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