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Computerized Mathematics Worksheet
MathsOwn exercise completed and marked. Designed to develop Maths Attitude!! = Excite = Accelerate = Extend
MathsOwn control panel where worksheets are defined. For example exercise or test, peer marking, number range and number of questions.
Basic Elementary Math Work Sheet Software for Children
Experience
Using the prototype, the first school student's test results went from 59 to 97% in only two weeks!!
Since then MathsOwn has been developed further, with experience accumulating in both Home and School environments.
Feedback
"I like the test that when you hit pause you can not see (and therefore anticipate) the next questions. I like being able to choose the number of questions for each session. I believe the times tables come with practice and this software allows it - I've bought the usual blank books with the tables in them and photo copied pages out of them (the ones I paid for!) but this software does it all for me." Early Parent Feedback.
"My son is very happy with your program, and so are we. He is 9 yrs old. - As you know, kids can't just sit down and read mathematics.. .. someone has to sit down and ask all of the equations one after another - again and again. . until the student has>>chewed<< on it enough to remember ... !! Your program assists my son as good as, if not better than a teacher . No one has the patience that a program has. It'll just run it's routine, and follow it's protocol, and ask the same equations again and again . and again Until we're finished with it. That's just great." Canadian Father, December 8 2005
Queen Margaret College Year 6 Students say:
"MathsOwn is a speedy way of basic facts on the computer and it's great exercise. Rebecca."
"MathsOwn is a mind teasing, fun, challenging and a great way to learn your basic facts! Ali."
"MathsOwn is challenging and fun at the same time. It trains you to get faster and builds your basic facts knowledge, which makes maths basic facts tests at school easier. I like the way it shows you your score and what you got wrong, even in specific subjects. Kalais."
"MathsOwn is fun, challenging, educational, speedy and a great way to improve your maths. Georgiana, Lucy, Amber, Ashna and Rachel."
"MathsOwn is very useful for girls that need to improve, or girls that just want to practise for a test! Its a healthy way of learning and works wonders! Olivia."
Their year six teacher described MathsOwn as "immensely useful and successful"
"As a teacher of Year Four students, I found MathsOwn to be an effective tool for assisting with basic facts teaching. The students were highly motivated when using the product and enjoyed it so much that they asked to use it during break times! I found it useful to be able to set up various parameters for my students in order to target students' weaker areas and to be able to differentiate for the wide range of levels within my class." Level Four Teacher, Queen Margaret College
Also...
"{My Son} needed some help in maths last year because he couldn't follow the class's program. By the end of the year, he was the class's #3 math student, after having used MathsOwn. It's just like a song, the more you repeat it, the more it sinks-in! That's what your program does. He didn't use it all summer and forgot the song. So he asked for it this year, now that speaks for itself ! " and
"Last year, I imposed your program to him, this year, he asked for it!!" Canadian Father, February 2 2007
Focuses on Learning and Teaching (and not computer graphics)
Accelerated learning in both learn and test modes
Enhanced learning through student peer marking
Enables extended learning goals
Computerized marking
Computerized results analysis
Automated recording of exercises and tests
Designed for 1 PC per class rightthrough to 1 PC per student
Designed to integrate with school and / or home
Designed to extend students abilities
Ideal first computer application
Large Font Worksheet for Junior Basic math's Students showing a picture that has been dragged and dropped
MathsOwn Details
Simple to use - set and go
Computerized worksheet format
Generates questions and operations to your specification
Choose:
1 to 500 Questions
Operands that:
any sequential ranging from -99 though to 99
are randomly generated
are fixed by:
First
Second e.g. for times tables
may include negative numbers
Operators - any combination of the four: +, -, x, ÷
Time mode
time up
specify a set time
true / false marking as you go
Other options also
Modes:
Learning:
Help Tables for four operations available ranging 1 to 20
Help with negative math's rules
Pausing suspends timer
Test:
Strict test mode generates tests in real time
Each student sits the same specification test
Cheating is made more difficult as each test is different yet to the same level.
Test time is strictly measured
Pausing blanks test out, a student can pause, go away, come back and resume to the set test time period
Tests may be peer marked
Peer marking is also marked by MathsOwn
Answers can be marked for true or false as the student completes each answer – Student has opportunity to revise a wrong answer
Designed to teach while assessing
Maximizes the learning experience
Exercise worksheet mode, smaller font, 52 of 100 Questions, Help Tables shown, demonstrating the extensive tables available, intended to extend students.
Marking Options
Computer marked at the end
Unique peer marking (True/False)
Mark as you go
Encourages revision of incorrect answers to accelerate learning
Large Font Worksheet, Junior Basic Math's Students, Peer Reviewed and Both Marked Shows right / wrong answers, correct answers as well as right / wrong peer marking.
Other Options
Also:
Answer Question to show next
Mandatory completion of all questions to finish
Prompting for printing at the end
Print at the end
Email generated pdf documents to teachers
Questions and answer displays, printable
Mark summary display, printable
Analysis option, printable
File printouts for a basic math's portfolio
Saves each session to a file for reference, including all answers and peer marks
Students can work sequentially with one computer or work in pairs with two computers, or multiples thereof.
Encourages learning basic PC and keyboard skills
Sets the stage for competitive learning through MathsOwn Sports
Students
Students Love MathsOwn
Customise their sessions to their exact level
Compete with classmates
Learn to develop their own maths advancement programs
Intellectually disabled students also benefit
Have fun learning maths with MathsOwn
Teachers
MathsOwn Advanced Teacher/Parent configurations
Student logins including passwords option
Administration mode for adding teachers, classes, students, and passwords.
Teacher defined configurations
Teachers set the test parameters for students to automatically cycle through
Customized shortcuts define a mode of operation. The student opens the shortcut and MathsOwn run in the mode you have determined e.g.:
20 Questions, + and x, over range 1 to 12, timed for 5 minutes for X student in Y Class with Z Teacher
30 Questions, + and -, over range 1 to 20, timed for 10 minutes for A student in Y Class with Z Teacher, etc...
Batch file processing of students, using sets of shortcuts, with each student doing a customized set of questions, and then being prompted to call the next student for their turn.
Whole 4 Operation Math's Syllabus Capable..
Includes a new Standard Reference Language for Math's Levels and Modes
Schools
Suitable for:
Primary Schools
Intermediate Schools
Remedial Classes in Secondary Schools
Saves teachers time through
Automatic test generation
Automatic marking
Automated test naming
Basic math's system designed for the classroom
Automated cycling students through their turns
Shortcut definitions can be copied for homework by disc etc.
Printing tests, results and analysis
Schools are invited to contact us and inquire about licensing for school use.
Parents
Give your Children a solid start to Maths
Complement the school maths program
Foster maths competition with peers
Encourage your children to extend themselves
Teaches basic computing, typing and programming skills
Role model and compete with your children
Development Directed by Dr David Hingston who:
understands how to learn math's
proved this with achieving an A+ in his last year of University Math's Study
incorporates his approach within MathsOwn
has learned that MathsOwn also provides the confidence to enjoy and exceed in math's
believes a positive early experience and attitude to math's sets the stage for confident advanced math's achievement.
design review, advice and direction provided from the Junior School Mathematics teachers at Queen Margaret College, Wellington, New Zealand.
Less administering + less marking + more exercising = accelerated and extended learning
Licensing
The Free MathsOwn Junior version may be downloaded from this webpage.
Upgrades to the full MathsOwn version may be completed from the MathsOwn Junior's Help Menu, either by email or via our licensing webpage. Please purchase a license before requesting an upgrade.
MathsOwn Trial and Annual License options are available for purchase. Further information is detailed on our FAQ page. Purchase of licenses contributes towards the significant development and support costs of our software.
Legal
MathsOwn® is a trade mark registered in New Zealand, owned by Esteem Technology Limited. Pictures shown herein may well become out of date in accord with the practice of continuous improvement. Patents are pending for various aspects of MathsOwn's uniqueness. All rights are reserved. Chequers Software Limited may be contacted as agent for any inquiries.
Support
If you have any problem with MathsOwn, please seek assistance using our support page.
MathsOwn includes user friendly software support systems to simplify and rapidly diagnose end user support issues.
Making Maths Fun – A software solution for kids and teachers alike
“Making maths fun” has been a mantra for maths teachers for many year. Now, a Wellington company has made the goal easier with a software programme that makes maths not only fun, but also simple and effective as a teaching tool.
Wellington software marketing company Chequers Software, based in Wellington’s technology incubator T-UP, released ‘MathsOwn’ last month as a basic maths teaching system, using Internet delivery and a free trial offer.
Chequers Software Director Dr David Hingston, who lead the software development team, was inspired to develop the program when his daughter’s school teacher suggested he exercise his daughter daily with 10 basic maths questions. Dr Hingston said there was no way he was going to be able to reliably do that, however he knew he could persuade a computer to do it!
Dr Hingston wrote the original program and over a two week period his daughter’s test results climbed from 59-97%. His daughters teachers at Wellington Queen Margarets College were suitably impressed.
Given such stunning results from the prototype Dr Hingston was encouraged to develop MathsOwn. With some input from the Queen Margaret College Teachers the programme is now more enhanced. The sophisticated maths drill program is designed to integrate basic maths learning in homes and schools.
MathsOwn is designed to complement teachers efforts, but it also encourages students to interact with their peers and learn together. Dr Hingston said this is a very powerful teaching method as students speak and understand their peers communication probably best of all”
MathsOwn is also developed as a more positive computer game, where learning is the focus, yet there is plenty of opportunity for students to compete at different levels, for example against the clock and each other.
Dr Hingston says that teacher resources are limited and software like MathsOwn can take away some of the mundane work, translating this into more teaching time. For example MathsOwn takes over marking, doing it in an instant.
Queen Margaret College is now looking to use ‘MathsOwn’ as a teaching tool in the Junior School.
Essentially the Windows-enabled programme is able to be operated by anyone from three years and upwards. Apart from the obvious numeracy and maths advantages, the programme also encourages first learning of computer and keyboard skills.
An additional advantage is the ability to have peer-reviewed tests on the programme, which is believed to be a first for programmes of this kind. Traditionally assessments have had little learning value, however MathsOwn also introduces marking during assessment to encourage learning during assessment.
It all adds up to an efficient learning tool which consolidates and extends numeracy education.
Early impressions are that MathsOwn creates a whole new maths confidence and attitude, which is surmised to form a solid foundation for future maths learning.
The majority of the sales from www.cheqsoft.com are exports. As the Internet overcomes delivery over vast distances Chequers Software believes that innovative software applications is an industry that New Zealand companies can compete successfully Internationally.
Dr Hingston, also a specialist medical practitioner, believes that New Zealand’s health and education systems need more resources. In the long run more exports are what is required to fund these, which is why he is interested in this area. His health experience is injected into the software products to ensure these are ergonomically user friendly.
Dr Hingston encourages the government to foster this growth industry more. When there is intellectual property created New Zealand as a whole benefits.
Chequers Software have developed a number of innovative performance software programs, notably their time saving Clipboard Express Pro and OOS Prevention Software (Break Reminder).
News
The latest release now includes:
The Free MathsOwn Junior version is now available to trial and use with younger maths students.
Digital Images - personalise for students - drag and drop their own picture, family, pet or artwork to increase motivation and interest
Especially good for disabled maths students who need that little extra motivation
The ability to integrate into a school network for easy teacher review
MathsOwn Junior is Free
Version 1.3.3 released January 17 2008 is 2.80MB.
Upgrades to the full MathsOwn version are performed from MathsOwn Junior.
MathsOwn runs on screen resolutions of 640 x 480 (or greater)
The PC memory available on some W9x systems may limit the number of questions.
Also runs on double byte language platforms e.g. Asian countries.
Compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista.
MathsOwn exercise completed and marked. Designed to develop Maths Attitude!!
