The Progress Meter shows a summary of the major skills that are being covered in a given problem solving workspace as well as your progress on those skills. The Progress Meter helps students visualize progress throughout a workspace and has two views: Summary and Detail.
The Summary View is the default view and is located at the top of the screen. This view provides a quick, at-a-glance summary.
The Detailed View shows the more detailed progress or skill information. To access the Detailed View, collapse or expand the Progress Meter at any time.
Concept Builder workspaces focus on developing understanding of math concepts. These workspaces provide essential learning to prepare for Mastery workspaces that follow. Concept Builder workspaces occurring at the end of a Unit help make important connections and/or summarize the learning from the previous workspaces.
In Concept Builder Workspaces, the Detailed View of the Progress Meter shows you which step you are on in the current problem, how many steps are left, and how many problems are left in the workspace.
You can check your detailed progress at any time by clicking on the progress meter at the top of the screen.
DETAILED VIEW IN MASTERY WORKSPACES
Mastery workspaces provide highly individualized and self-paced instruction to deepen conceptual understanding of the mathematics. The Progress Meter in Mastery workspaces shows progress toward skill mastery.
In the Detailed View, the Skillometer displays each skill’s name, such as “Calculate quotient,” alongside a corresponding progress ring that adjusts with the level of mastery. The level of mastery is not a percent of correct and incorrect responses. Rather, it’s a predictor of the probability that you will be able to demonstrate that skill again in the future. Progress rings move from blue to green to indicate mastery. You can check your progress at any time by clicking on the progress bar at the top of the screen.
With each correct answer, the level of mastery increases because there is a greater probability that you understand the skill and will be able to complete a similar task in the future.
Answering incorrectly usually indicates incomplete understanding of a given skill, decreasing your level of mastery as a result.
Ask for hints when you need them! Your skill progress only decreases if you receive the answer to a problem-step from a hint.
