This
Microworld will give you unlimited opportunity to prepare for the Mathematics
section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). In its present form, it generates
a new 25-question Diagnostic Test each time you ask for one. Each test is
unique, because the program creates the tests from scratch.
Your
first step is to take a 30-minute Diagnostic Test to see where you need practice.
The Microworld clock keeps track of time, and lets you know how much time
you have left as you go along. At the end of 30 minutes (or when you finish
the test) you are taken to the Score Review to see how you did.
From
there, you may go to Solution Mode to see what the correct answers were, and
you may go to Practice Mode to practice unlimited new versions of any test
problem. Each time you try a new practice problem, you learn right away whether
you got it right. Your cumulative practice scores for a session are also available
for viewing in the Score Review, so that you may keep track of your practice
progress.
Successors
to this Microworld will emphasize the Tutoring capabilities of our "Problem
Objects." Currently under development by several Mathwright Authors,
they have a variety of new problem templates and input formats, and will offer
more than simply the "correct" answer. They will also offer both
general explanations about how the problem is to be solved, and specific step-by-step
worked solutions for each problem generated (both in Practice Mode and in
Solution Mode). Watch for them at the Library and elsewhere on the Web.
When
you are satisfied that you understand the problems in the test, then go back
and take a new Diagnostic Test, and see how your understanding has improved!
Note:
This Microworld requires Version 2.008 or later, dated October, 18, 2002.
Please download and use a player (MathwrightWeb or Mathwright32 Reader) at
least as late as that. Unless you have DSL or Cable, you will experience optimal
performance if you play it off-line with Mathwright32 Reader.
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Microworld:
SAT Math Practice and Tutoring Center
1
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Author: James White
The
first step in any session is to Calibrate the Clock. Since a variety of
factors affect the actual time kept by our "countdown clock,"
and since your use of time is very important on the actual SAT, we ask you
to press the Calibration button at the top of the page to synchronize our
countdown clock with your real clock.
Next,
take a Diagnostic Test. Click "Diagnostic Test" in the Control Panel below,
and press the "Go" button.
Each time you press the "Go" button on the start page with "Diagnostic Test" selected, you will be given a new and different 25-question Diagnostic Test. Your use of time is an important factor as you take the SAT. You will have 30 minutes to answer the 25 questions. The countdown clock will help you keep track of time.
If
you select Exit from a test page, the test ends, and you will be taken to
the Score Review to see how you did. At the end of 30 minutes, you will
be taken to the Score Review in any case. You may then enter Solution Mode
to see what the correct answers were, and how they were obtained, or you
may enter Practice Mode to practice any problems. You do this by typing
the problem number in the appropriate field below,
and by pressing the Enter key while the caret is in the field. You may also press Start Over to select those options from the Control Panel, or to take a new Diagnostic Test (no need to recalibrate the clock) or to exit the program. You should always exit the program from the Start Page.
Remember
that if you select Diagnostic Test you will start a new test and the old
results will be erased. But if you select "Practice" or "Solutions" and
press the "Go" button, you will be taken to "Practice Mode" or "Solution
Mode" and you may then practice or view the current Diagnostic Test solutions.
Topics: algebra, geometry, arithmetic, SAT Prep
Number of Pages: 28
Animation: No
Grade Level: High School
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