Skill Detective - Middle School from Riverdeep
Assess and strengthen Math, Language Arts and Critical Thinking Skills
The Skill Detective Series measures student achievement in more than 75 math, language arts, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills and concepts presented in some of the most popular Riverdeep education titles. The first two products in this new series, are Skill Detective Upper Elementary for grades 3-5 and Skill Detective Middle School for grades 6-8.
Skill Detective(TM) Middle School assesses student achievement in more than 75 math, language arts, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills and concepts presented in some of the most popular Riverdeep education titles.
Skill Detective Middle School's comprehensive collection of skills-based diagnostic tests assesses important skills covered on most standardized tests. All test items are keyed to specific learning objectives, state standards and benchmarks, helping students build confidence for success on annual tests.
Skill Detective Middle School test skills in the following content areas:
- Numbers
- Operations
- Measurements
- Geometry
- Pre-Algebra
- Data Analysis and Probability
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Language Mechanics
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
Skill Detective Middle School also provides assessment support for many of the most-popular software titles from Riverdeep. Included in the database are practice tests for the skills taught in the following programs:
- Mighty Math Astro Algebra
- Carmen Sandiego Word Detective
- Carmen Sandiego Math Detective(TM)
- Mighty Math Cosmic Geometry
- ClueFinders Math Ages 9-12
FEATURES
- Pre- and Post-tests establish student math language arts skill baselines and gauge student progress over course of time.
- Practice diagnostic tests provide opportunities to hone skills in specific content areas.
- Customizable assignments allow teachers to create learning paths for individual students or entire classes.
- Standardized test formats with bubble array answer sheets improve test-taking skills by familiarizing students with commonly used test formats.
- Sentence completion, short answer, and multiple-choice question types simulate formats found on most standardized tests.
- Automatically generated progress reports provide immediate feedback on course assessments.
- Individual and cumulative student and class reports provide accountability by measuring tests completed, questions answered correctly, results by skill area, areas of mastery and provide data on how well classes are progressing throughout completed assignments.
- Software characters from popular Riverdeep programs - Carmen Sandiego, Zoombinis, Mighty Math, The Oregon Trail help keep students engaged and motivated.
No Child Left Behind Features
- Supports NCLB mandates for math and reading achievement
- Provides practice and builds confidence for greater success on annual tests
- Assessments measure student attainment of core skills and serve as a predictor of student performance on state and district administered assessments
- Easy-to-use reporting tool provides evidence of Adequate Yearly Progress, including aggregation to the class level and disaggregation to the individual student
- Encourages parental involvement with reports that can be shared with families
Skill Detective(TM) - Middle School from Riverdeep
System Requirements
Windows Requires:
Win 95/98/2000/XP
300 MHz Pentium
128 MB RAM
20 MB (LAN install), 700 MB for a local install
800x600, 256 colors
24x CD-ROM
Macintosh Requires:
OS 8.x-9.x; OSX native
128 MB, 256 MB for OSX RAM
20 MB (LAN install), 700 MB for a local install
800x600, 256 colors
24x CD-ROM
Flexible Site Licenses require a minimum of 25 CD (Workstation) purchase - per site.
Skill Detective - Middle School from Riverdeep
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