INSTRUCTIONS for using the TKAS MKT assessment system

for Spengel’s  MATH 310 students ONLY
 
 

 

 

 


You are being asked to take a survey of your mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) in order for us to evaluate our teaching. You will not be graded on your score. We are interested in how your score changes from an initial test (the pre-test) compared to a test at the end of the semester (the post-test).

 

The pre-test must be taken by February 7.

The post-test must be taken any day April 30 through May 9.

You must take both pre-test and post-test to earn credit.

 

Please read through the following directions before using the link in step 1.

 

  1. Log on to the teacher login URL:  https://projects.isr.umich.edu/tkas/teacher/.

 

  1. Enter the program code for your class   9987130886   and press return.

 

  1. The first time you log on click on “create log in”.  You will be asked to create your own user account and provide some information (your first & last name, email account, telephone #).  Be sure to write down the name and password you create (maybe inside your text) so that you will be able to log back on to the same account later.   You must do both pre-test and post-test to earn credit.   We will match the pre and post test scores and see how the class has learned.  Please do not ask anyone for help, or work with a friend or look up answers.  You may use paper and pencil to work on the problems.

 

  1. You may skip any question you do not want to answer.  When you hit the “next” button to move on to another question, you will receive one reminder for each unanswered question.  Then, if you hit “next” again, you are moved forward to a new question and unanswered questions are entered as skipped.  You will not be able to go back to previous questions.

 

  1. If a computer crashes or you stop in the middle of an assessment, after logging back into the system you are restarted where you left off. You can stop by clicking the X in the upper left corner.   (If you get disconnected and have trouble logging in again, it may help to close your web browser­­—Safari, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, etc.— and start it up again.)

 

  1. Let me know if you have any trouble.