Gesher Summer Math Program
Summer is here and it is time to relax, refresh and read. It is also a great time to review the math skills your children have learned over the year. Numerous studies have shown that children who do not review mathematical concepts tend to lose their understanding of the information.
Gesher offers a summer math refresher program online. The program is offered by the Jefferson Lab and is aligned with the Virginia State Standards of Learning. Students going into grades 3-8 must complete at least 100 questions at their grade level or one grade level above if they are in the enriched class. Students who completed Algebra in the seventh grade must complete the Algebra questions.
The students must complete questions in groups of 5 or 10. Once they start a session, they must complete the session to receive a score. Students are highly encouraged to complete the item sets periodically throughout the summer as opposed to all at one time. Students may complete a maximum of 10 problems per day. When students have answered a question, they receive immediate feedback and may also receive instructions on how to complete the problem correctly. The problems are given randomly and each item set will give the students a different set of problems.
Students must correctly answer 80% of the problems before sending the scores (at least 4 out of 5 or 8 out of 10). When a student has completed a session and scored at least 80% correct, they should send the results via email to Jack England at jengland@gesher-jds.org. Student’s results will be kept as reported.
This program is mandatory and completing the program will help students retain important mathematical skills. When a student has completed at least 100 questions and has answered at least 85 questions correctly, they will be given an A as their first test score during the first quarter of the 2012-13 academic year. If you have any questions, please contact Jack England.
Step by Step Instructions
- Go to the website http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/
- Click on 5 or 10 questions and the math grade level you have currently completed. (Enrichment math students or students interested in enrichment math should click on one grade level above the grade they just completed, 5th grade enrichment students should complete Math 6 or Math 7, 6th grade enrichment students should complete Math 8, Algebra students should complete the Algebra I section)
- Click on “More Options, please!”
- Click on “All Years and Next options page, please!”
- Click on “All Strands and Next options page, please!”
- Click on “Random Order” and click on “I’m ready! Let’s Start!” (Fixed order will not be accepted)
- Complete the 5 or 10 questions and click on “All done! How did I do?”
- If you scored 80% or more, add your name to the report and click on “Add my name to the report, please!” (It’s very important to add your name and click on it. If you do not, I will not know who completed the item tests!!)
- Click on “Email my results, please!”
- Enter the email jengland@gesher-jds.org and click on “Send results!”
- All students must complete a minimum of 100 questions except for students who have completed grade 2. They must complete a minimum of 60 questions. Students are highly encouraged to do more than the minimum.
- If you have any questions, please email jengland@gesher-jds.org
- You may complete a maximum of 10 questions per day.
