Students can track their own progress in Get More Math when viewing their screens. Spiral Review now shows progress over time with sections labeled by month. Understanding the colors and symbols helps students and teachers view progress and growth. Watch the student experience video.
Student Screen
On the left side of the student's screen when working in an assignment shows the targeted skills at the top left. The number shown next to Targeted Skills indicates the student's point progress. In the screenshot, the student has earned 3 of the required 6 points from the target skills.
Beneath the targeted skills in an assignment, the student has all skills in Spiral Review. Spiral Review is the heart of Get More Math! Spiral Review points are included in each assignment at a default of 8 Spiral Review points. Teachers can add more Spiral Review points to the assignment if desired. In the screenshot, the student has earned 2 of the 8 required Spiral Review points.
In the middle of the dashboard, the student sees the name of the current assignment and can use the drop-down to move to incomplete assignments or to Spiral Review only.
In the upper left portion of the student screen, the points earned today and this week are displayed.
On the right side of the student screen, the current problem is displayed.
If the student is stuck on the problem, the student can use the Show Answer button on the upper right to view the expected answer and replace the current problem.
Colors
The colors of their squares show their level of understanding and mastery of a skill.
White represents a skill with insufficient data. This could mean the skill is untried, or a student has few attempts on this skill.
Red is color of a skill on which a student is struggling.
Yellow is the color of initial understanding; this is the color for a built-in exit ticket on the new targeted skills. Yellow is the highest color level a student can achieve on the first and second day of practicing a skill.
After student has practiced a skill for a minimum of three days, the student can level up to green, the first color of proficiency.
Silver star is advanced level, and a student can level up to this level after practicing a skill correctly for at least five days.
Expert level is represented by gold stars, and a student must correctly practice a skill for at least seven days to reach expert level.
Symbols
The symbols on a square indicate the student's current state of the skill.
Orange cut corners on a square indicate that a student has avoided a problem. The number of cut corners indicates how many times the student has avoided the problem. Student can only avoid a problem four times.
! signs indicate the student has entered an incorrect answer. The answer space will have a magenta dot or magenta X. To clear the ! sign, the student must correct the mistake or click Show Answer to replace the problem.
$ signs are the problems that are worth a point when solved correctly on the first try. GMM places the $ sign exactly where a student needs to practice, prioritizing the practice for each student.
The ! with penalty wording indicates that the student has entered an incorrect answer on a multiple choice skill where the student has initial understanding. Penalties are designed to prevent students from guessing at multiple choice problems. To clear the penalty, the student must fix the mistake and solve a fresh problem similar to the problem missed.
