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www.maplesoft.com | [email protected] Maplesoft, Maple T.A., Maple, and MapleNet are trademarks of Waterloo Maple Inc. Blackboard, Building Blocks, and the Blackboard Learning System are trademarks/registered trademarks of Blackboard Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Usage by permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Maple T.A. is an easy-to-use web-based system for creating tests and assignments, and automatically assessing student responses and performance. It supports complex, free-form entry of mathematical equations and intelligent evaluation of responses, making it ideal for mathematics, science, or any course that requires mathematics. Maple T.A. – Key Features Easy content creation • Step-by-step Question Designer for easy creation of a wide variety of questions. • Over 14 question types and 20 sub-types, including Maple-graded, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, clickable image, and numeric with margins of error. • Easy-to-use editor to add formatting, images, plots, and special characters to questions. • International language support for any language. • Ability to provide hints and feedback to students for each question. • Assignment Editor for creating and customizing assignments. • Five different assignment types for practice, homework, and proctored tests. Mathematical questions • Numeric and symbolic questions. • Free-response questions that are graded for mathematical equivalence. • Open-ended questions that can have infinitely many answers. • Natural math notation in question text and student entry. • Full equation editor support. • Questions can contain plots based on the randomized values in the question. • When appropriate, students can see a plot of their response before submission. Algorithmic questions • Randomized variables, so one question template becomes hundreds of different questions, each respecting the problem constraints. • Generate plots using randomized variables, so a custom plot appears in each generated question. • Quickly generate practice problems for students. • Encourages productive collaboration by requiring students to discuss methods, not just share the final answer. Access to the power of Maple • Test for mathematical equivalence of correct responses and check for mathematical properties, allowing for free response and open-ended questions. • Take advantage of the many Maple visualization tools to include 2-D and 3-D plots in questions. • Sophisticated randomization tools designed for the creation of mathematical objects, such as polynomials, matrices, and prime numbers. • Thousands of built-in commands provide coverage of virtually all areas of mathematics. • Supports partial mark scoring Automatic grading • Provide practice problems and assignments to your students without increasing your grading time and effort. • Questions are automatically graded by the system, including the mathematical free-response questions. • Assignment results are automatically recorded in the Gradebook. • Results and feedback are available immediately to students. Analysis of results • Gradebook captures student results for individual assignments and questions within an assignment. • Built-in tools provide statistical analysis of results, from the student, assignment and question point of view, so you can get the results you want in the form you need. • Review results in tabular or graphic format. • Weighting for different assignments. • Supports CSV format export for use in spread sheet programs. Authentication and administration • Authentication via LDAP allows you to integrate Maple T.A. with your campus database for user authentication, making class administration easy to manage. • Single sign-on for all classes provides a convenient starting point for students and instructors. • Class roster import, manual registration and student self-registration are all available. • Content can easily be shared between instructors, making multi-section courses simple to administer. • Building Block for Blackboard integrates Maple T.A. into your existing course management system (available separately). • Integration with MapleNet™ (available separately) provides enhanced performance and the ability to use multiple back-end servers for large-scale installations. Licensing and Hosting Options Maplesoft offers a range of pricing and licensing options. Pricing is available for single classes, departments, and entire institutions. Institutions can host the system on their own servers, or choose a Maplesoft hosted option. For those who need to evaluate the system, Maplesoft also offers free pilot classes to interested instructors. For more information contact Maplesoft at 1-800-267-6583 (US and Canada) or via email at [email protected]. If you are outside the US and Canada, please contact a reseller in your region. A list of resellers is available at www.maplesoft.com/contact/international.
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www.maplesoft.com | [email protected]

Maplesoft, Maple T.A., Maple, and MapleNet are trademarks of Waterloo Maple Inc. Blackboard, Building Blocks, and the Blackboard Learning System are trademarks/registered trademarks of Blackboard Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Usage by permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Maple T.A.™ is an easy-to-use web-based system for creating tests and assignments, and automatically assessing student responses and performance. It supports complex, free-form entry of mathematical equations and intelligent evaluation of responses, making it ideal for mathematics, science, or any course that requires mathematics.

Maple T.A. – Key FeaturesEasy content creation

• Step-by-stepQuestionDesignerforeasycreationofawidevarietyofquestions.

• Over14questiontypesand20sub-types,includingMaple-graded,multiplechoice,fill-in-the-blank,matching,clickableimage,andnumericwithmarginsoferror.

• Easy-to-useeditortoaddformatting,images,plots,andspecialcharacterstoquestions.

•Internationallanguagesupportforanylanguage.

• Abilitytoprovidehintsandfeedbacktostudentsforeachquestion.

• AssignmentEditorforcreatingandcustomizingassignments.

• Fivedifferentassignmenttypesforpractice,homework,andproctoredtests.

Mathematical questions

• Numericandsymbolicquestions.

• Free-responsequestionsthataregradedformathematicalequivalence.

• Open-endedquestionsthatcanhaveinfinitelymanyanswers.

• Naturalmathnotationinquestiontextandstudententry.

• Fullequationeditorsupport.

• Questionscancontainplotsbasedontherandomizedvaluesinthequestion.

• Whenappropriate,studentscanseeaplotoftheirresponsebeforesubmission.

Algorithmic questions

• Randomizedvariables,soonequestiontemplatebecomeshundredsofdifferentquestions,eachrespectingtheproblemconstraints.

• Generateplotsusingrandomizedvariables,soacustomplotappearsineachgeneratedquestion.

• Quicklygeneratepracticeproblemsforstudents.

• Encouragesproductivecollaborationbyrequiringstudentstodiscussmethods,notjustsharethefinalanswer.

Access to the power of Maple

• Testformathematicalequivalenceofcorrectresponsesandcheckformathematicalproperties,allowingforfreeresponseandopen-endedquestions.

• TakeadvantageofthemanyMaplevisualizationtoolstoinclude2-Dand3-Dplotsinquestions.

• Sophisticatedrandomizationtoolsdesignedforthecreationofmathematicalobjects,suchaspolynomials,matrices,andprimenumbers.

• Thousandsofbuilt-incommandsprovidecoverageofvirtuallyallareasofmathematics.

• Supportspartialmarkscoring

Automatic grading

• Providepracticeproblemsandassignmentstoyourstudentswithoutincreasingyourgradingtimeandeffort.

• Questionsareautomaticallygradedbythesystem,includingthemathematicalfree-responsequestions.

• AssignmentresultsareautomaticallyrecordedintheGradebook.

• Resultsandfeedbackareavailableimmediatelytostudents.

Analysis of results

• Gradebookcapturesstudentresultsforindividualassignmentsandquestionswithinanassignment.

• Built-intoolsprovidestatisticalanalysisofresults,fromthestudent,assignmentandquestionpointofview,soyoucangettheresultsyouwantintheformyouneed.

• Reviewresultsintabularorgraphicformat.

• Weightingfordifferentassignments.

• SupportsCSVformatexportforuseinspreadsheetprograms.

Authentication and administration

• AuthenticationviaLDAPallowsyoutointegrateMapleT.A.withyourcampusdatabaseforuserauthentication,makingclassadministrationeasytomanage.

• Singlesign-onforallclassesprovidesaconvenientstartingpointforstudentsandinstructors.

•Classrosterimport,manualregistrationandstudentself-registrationareallavailable.

• Contentcaneasilybesharedbetweeninstructors,makingmulti-sectioncoursessimpletoadminister.

• BuildingBlockforBlackboardintegratesMapleT.A.intoyourexistingcoursemanagementsystem(availableseparately).

•IntegrationwithMapleNet™(availableseparately)providesenhancedperformanceandtheabilitytousemultipleback-endserversfor

large-scaleinstallations.

Licensing and Hosting OptionsMaplesoftoffersarangeofpricingandlicensingoptions.Pricingisavailableforsingleclasses,departments,andentireinstitutions.Institutionscanhostthesystemontheirownservers,orchooseaMaplesofthostedoption.Forthosewhoneedtoevaluatethesystem,Maplesoftalsooffersfreepilotclassestointerestedinstructors. For more information contact Maplesoft at 1-800-267-6583 (US and Canada) or via email at [email protected]. If you are outside the US and Canada, please contact a reseller in your region.

A list of resellers is available at www.maplesoft.com/contact/international.

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4.0Maple T.A. makes online testing and assessment easy and cost effective

•Maple T.A. automatically does the marking for you

° Resultsareavailablesecondsafterthestudentcompletesatask.

° Studentlearningismorefocusedandefficientbecausetheyreceiveimmediatefeedback.

° Yougainmoretimetospendonothertasks,withouthavingtocompromiseontheeducationalvalueofassignmentsandquizzes.

•Tests can be taken anywhere, at any time

° Eliminatesthelogisticalheadachesassociatedwithmassplacementtestingorbookingcomputerlabs.

•Maple T.A. makes it simple to analyze results

° ResultsareimmediatelyaddedtoGradebook.

° Built-intoolsprovidestatisticalanalysisofresultsfromthestudent,assignment,andquestionpointofview.

° Resultsareshownbothnumericallyandgraphically.

The power of Maple brings you the richest, most comprehensive system available for mathematics assessment

•Allows grading of free-response or open-ended questions

° Maplecantestformathematicalequivalenceofcorrectresponses,forgradingquestionswherethereismorethanonewaytoexpresstheanswer.

° Maplecantestthemathematicalpropertiesoftheresponse,forgradingquestionswithinfinitelymanypossiblecorrectanswers.

•Supports the use of 2-D and 3-D plots

° Plots,evenrandomlygeneratedplots,canbeusedaspartofaquestion.

° Studentscanplottheirresponseswhileworkingonaquestion.

° Dozensofavailableplottypes,includingcontourplots,vectorfields,ODEplots,andgeometricobjects.Optionsincludetitles,legends,andaxiscontrol.

•Includessophisticatedrandomizationtoolsdesignedforthecreationofmathematicalobjects.Forexample,thequestioncouldbe“Whatisa . bwhereaandbareintegers,-10 < a, b < 10anda ≠b ?”or“Factorp,wherepisapolynomialofdegree3thatisnotdivisibleby(x -1)”.

•Thousandsofbuilt-incommandsprovidecoverageofvirtuallyallareasofmathematics.

Dozens of plot types available

Automatic grading and customizable student feedback

Easy content creation

Randomized variables generate hundreds of questions

Supports wide variety of question types

Full suite of analysis, report generation and export tools

UsingMapleT.A.improvesfinaltestresultsofengineeringstudentsTwoyearsago,thePolytechnicalInstituteofNoordelijkeHogeschoolLeeuwardeninHolland(NHL)introducedacollectionofonlinemathexercisesusingMapleT.A.Sincethen,95%oftheengineeringstudentswhoregularlyevaluatedtheirmathknowledgewithMapleT.A.onlineexercisespassedwithsignificantimprovementintheirfinalscores.Manyofthestudentswhodidnotregularlytesttheirskillsusingtheseexercisesfailedthecourse.

“Buildingtheexercises,IparticularlyappreciatedthesimpleinterfaceofMapleT.A.andthepersonalizationcapabilitiesofthetest.Withthesetests,eachstudentgetspersonalattentioninareaswheretheyneeditandtheyfeelliketheyarewelllookedafter,”saysmathteacherMethaKamminga.“BeforeMapleT.A.,thiswasdonewithpapertestsandmySundaymorningswerespentcorrectingtoomanypaperexercises.Thesystemisnowfullyautomated.Furthermore,wehavecreatedaparticipativeteachingsystem.Iamnowlikea‘virtualteacher’whoisalwaysaroundthestudentswhentheywork,butIgetmySundaymorningsfree!”

Maple T.A. – Your first choice in assessment technology when:•You want the ability to create or modify your own content, and not just rely on content written by others

° Includesaneasy-to-usequestionbankeditor,algorithmdesigner,andassignmenteditor.

° Hundredsofsamplequestionsavailable,whichcanbeusedas-isormodified.

° Algorithmicgenerationofquestionsmeanshundredsofquestionscanbeproducedfromasingletemplate.

° AccesstothousandsofmathfunctionsfromMaple,whichcanbeusedinbothcontentcreationandgrading.

•You are teaching science, math or engineering

° Usesconventionalmathematicalnotationinquestionsandinstudentresponses.

° Free-formmathematicalresponsesallowyoutoaskquestionsthattrulyassessunderstandingoftechnicalsubjectsinawaythatmultiplechoicetestsnevercan.

° AccesstoMapleallowsautomaticassessmentofvirtuallyallfieldsofmathematics.

° Built-inunitsupportthroughtheMapleengine.

•You want full confidence in your assessment technology

° MapleT.A.isdevelopedbyMaplesoft,atrustednameineducationtechnologywithyearsofexperiencedevelopingproductsforeducatorsandresearchersintechnicalfields.

° MaplesofthaspartneredwiththehighlyrespectedMathematicsAssociationofAmerica(MAA),anassociationknownfortheirworkinimprovingmathematicseducation.

Maple T.A. Building Block™ for Blackboard Learning System™

TheMapleT.A.BuildingBlockforBlackboardLearningSystemenablesyoutouseMapleT.A.directlyfromyourBlackboardclasses.Features of this Building Block include:

•AuthenticationandloginofusersintotheMapleT.A.systemisautomaticwhenyoulogintoBlackboard.

•QuestionsandassignmentscanbecreatedinsideBlackboardclasses.

•MapleT.A.gradesareautomaticallyenteredintheBlackboardgradebook.

Resources and Question Content TheMapleT.A.ContentCenteroffershundredsoffreeMapleT.A.coursemodules,questionbanks,andadditionalresources.

•QuestioncontentisavailableforCalculus,Precalculus,Algebra,Physics,andmore.

•ContentisauthoredbyMaplesoftandbyusersaroundtheworld.•ResourcesincludeTipsandTechniques,BestPractices,and How-Todocumentation.•ContentCenterprovideseasyaccesstotheMaplePrimes™

communityforumdedicatedtoMapleT.A.users,whereyoucanaskquestions,andsharetipsandexperiences.

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