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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 info@maplesoft.com. 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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