Glossary of Terms

the test at the beginning of a Chapter (each Chapter) in iPASS and MyQ. Typically eight questions cover the content of the Chapter. In iPASS and MyQ, completing the test with one or fewer incorrect answers skips the student over all lessons in the Chapter, and immediately forward to the next Chapter Challenge Test. In MyQ the student skips to the next Chapter Challenge only if multiple Chapters are in the assigned queue.

the test at the end of a Chapter (each Chapter) in iPASS and MyQ. Typically 10 questions cover the content of the Chapter. In iPASS and MyQ, a score of 80%+ moves the student forward to the next Chapter, starting with the Chapter Challenge Test. In iPASS a score less than 80% moves the student to a set of practice questions, and another chance to pass the Chapter Mastery Test. In MyQ after scoring less than 80% and completing the practice, the student can select either the Chapter Mastery Test or the Chapter Practice.

a group of students for instructional and reporting purposes. A teacher’s class can include students for which she is the Teacher of Record, and also Virtual Views of students for which she is not the Teacher of Record.

a retention building exercise occurring intermittently after passing Chapter Challenge Tests. Cumulative Reviews are like Lesson Practices, but can pull questions from several prior Chapters or Units.

an assessment program allowing teachers and administrators to create and assign Universal Screening, Benchmark/Grade Level, and Progress Monitoring assessments to students. Educators control who is assigned to the assessment and when the assessment is due.

after logging in to iLearn, this page displays buttons to open all available applications such as iPASS, MyQ, iKnow Math, vBook, Reports, Management, etc. All available applications display in color. Return to this page to enter a different application.

a highly automated instructional program that controls the instructional process and frees the teacher to interact on a one-to-one basis with students. It includes diagnostics, conceptual instruction, systematic practice and mastery testing. It’s a truly mastery-based instructional program that delivers only the content needed, starting with the earliest knowledge gap. Students proceed sequentially to higher content, skipping content by passing Challenge (Pre) Tests, and learning to mastery content needed, and passing Mastery (Post) Tests, with the program making detailed content delivery decisions based on student performance.

a section of content in iPASS and MyQ that starts with a Lesson Challenge Quiz followed by a Lesson Instruction, and ending with a Lesson Practice. Students can challenge past a Lesson with no more than two incorrect answers.

the quiz at the beginning of a Lesson (each Lesson) in iPASS and MyQ. Typically several questions cover the content of the Lesson. In iPASS and MyQ, with no more than two incorrect answers, a student skips the Lesson, and immediately moves forward to the next Lesson Challenge Quiz.

multimedia presentations typically five to ten minutes in length, that teach the student the mathematical thinking needed to understand and answer questions in the Lesson’s practice. In iPASS and MyQ, Lesson Instruction includes practice questions to quickly determine whether the student has reached minimal mastery needed to advance to the next part, Lesson Practice. In vBook, Lesson Instruction includes only multimedia presentations, and practice questions are provided only in Lesson Practice.

in some Lessons after the first Lesson of a Chapter, a part of the Lesson that includes questions from prior Lessons in the Chapter.

a part of the Lesson following Lesson Instruction that includes practice questions verifying the student has reached a mastery criterion (typically answering several questions correct, depending on the requirements of the particular lesson, with one correct answer deducted when an incorrect answer is entered). In iPASS, on meeting the criterion, the student typically moves to the Lesson Mixed Practice and then to the next Lesson Challenge Quiz. In vBook, Lesson Practice is an optional selection that allows a student to answer questions with immediate evaluation, to practice mathematical thinking learned in the Lesson Instruction. In vBook, the student can complete unlimited Lesson Practices by selecting it in the menu.

a communication feature that allows a teacher to send a message to one student, all students in a class, or to iLearn. It also allows students to reply, or send a message to their teacher.

an educator-controlled program allowing teachers and administrators to create and assign grouped “queues” of content to students. Educators control who is assigned to the queue, what is included, when it should be completed, and the access order. MyQ combines the control by the educator with much of the required mastery and computer optimization of iPASS, with pre- and post-tests automatically included in any selected Chapter(s). In MyQ, students can only access what you assign to them.

this utility, accessed in Management (LMS), allows a teacher to create, save and assign a “queue” of desired content. A teacher can also assign the queue to students, and set and edit the due date. MyQ can also be used by school or district administrators to globally assign content, such as a Learning Progression on fractions. If assigned in Fixed Order, your assigned queues can function as mini-courses of iPASS, with challenge and mastery assessment that enables students to focus on learning just what they need while skipping what they already know.

in iPASS, viewing the Highlights or Flags report, a flag appears in the row of any student that may need help advancing. Lesson flags alert the teacher that the student has been in the same lesson for two or more days without advancing. Test flags alert the teacher that the student has repeated the test two or more times without passing.

in iPASS, a feature available to teachers to review questions and answers in any and all tests students have completed.

a highly automated instructional program for building fluency in the basic math facts, that delivers instructional support for only the facts a student needs. Students proceed sequentially, with the program making content delivery decisions based on student performance.

in vBook, a set of mixed practice questions covering the lessons in the Topic. Students complete the practice the same as in iPASS, by meeting the criterion (typically answering several questions correct, depending on the requirements of the particular lesson, with one correct answer deducted when an incorrect answer is entered). Once complete, the student can return to the same Topic Practice at any time and restart from the beginning. If not completed, when the student returns to the same Topic Practice it continues the same practice session, in progress, at the same point.

in vBook, a test covering the content instructed by the several lessons within that Topic. There are 10+ Topics in each grade level.

the test at the beginning of a Unit (each Unit) in iPASS. Typically 10 questions cover the content of the Unit. In iPASS, a score of 90%+ skips the student over all chapters in the unit, and immediately forward to the next Unit Challenge Test.

in ThinkFast!, a test to verify fluency with mixed facts at the end of a unit, either Addition/Subtraction or Multiplication/Division. The passing criterion is based on the number entry time computed in the Number Entry Checkup. In addition to answering a number of digits correct, 80%+ of the answers must also be correct.

in ThinkFast!, a test to challenge past one of two Units, Addition/Subtraction or Multiplication/Division. The passing criterion is based on the number entry time computed in the Number Entry Checkup. In addition to answering a required number of digits correct, 80%+ of the answers must also be correct.

the test at the end of a Unit (each Unit) in iPASS. Typically 10 questions covering the content of the Unit. In iPASS, a score of 80%+ moves the student forward to the next Unit, starting with the Unit Challenge Test. A score less than 80% moves the student to a set of practice questions, and another chance to pass the Unit Mastery Test.

in iKnow Math, the Universal Screener is easily assigned across an entire district, school, or class(es). The Universal Screener starts one grade below the student’s enrolled grade level, and delivers tests at sequentially lower grade levels to grade 1. It is highly recommended to have students complete tests until scoring 90%+ for two reasons: 1) to get a screening of strengths and weaknesses at prior grade level content, and 2) if the Universal Screener is completed before the student starts iPASS, the student can skip the Placement Tests in iPASS and proceed directly to the appropriate Unit Challenge Tests.