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Guide to ‘Multiplication tables check’
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How to use Multiplication tables check (MTC)
The Multiplication tables check (MTC) allows you to test your student’s fluency on their multiplication tables and practice for the MTC given to Year 4 students in England.
Each MTC activity consists of 25 multiplication tables questions from the 2 to 8 multiplication tables. Emphasis has been placed on the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 multiplication tables. The MTC activity will be visible on the student’s account for 24 hours for them to complete.
Unlike the other activities on Sumdog the MTC questions will not be multiple choice and students will need to key in their answers within 6 seconds. They can use either their keyboard, mouse or touchscreen to key in their answers.
At the end of each MTC activity, students will not be shown their correction but will be able to see how many questions they answered correctly.
On your teacher account, you will be able to see your student’s correct and incorrect answers from the MTC result section.
How to create a Multiplication tables check (MTC)
These instructions explain how to set a MTC for your students.
Click ‘Set Work’
Click ‘FOCUS ON TABLES’ in the ‘Multiplication tables’ box
Find the ‘Multiplication tables check’ box on the bottom left of the page.
Click ‘CREATE & VIEW’
On this page, you will be able to create the MTC for your selected class.
If your teacher account is assigned to multiple classes you will be able to select the class on the top left
Click on ‘SET CHECK’ to create the MTC activity for your class
You should now see a message ‘Multiplication check successfully created’
How to view the results from the Multiplications tables check (MTC)
Once you have logged into your teacher account you will be able to view the results for a Multiplication Tables Check (MTC):
Click ‘Set Work’
Click ‘FOCUS ON TABLES’ in the ‘Multiplication tables’ box
Click ‘CREATE & VIEW’ in the ‘Multiplication tables check’ box
Click ‘VIEW RESULTS’
Click ‘results’ next to the MTC you would like to view
On this page you will be able to see the results for each of the students in the class. Use your mouse to hover over each question number to see the multiplication question.
Click ‘Show questions’ to view all of the questions
Click ‘Download’ to download a spreadsheet of your class’ results
Click ‘Done’ to return to your dashboard
How to extend a Multiplication tables check (MTC)
Each Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) activity will be visible on the student’s account for 24 hours, but you can extend visibility of the MTC activity for the class. If a student has already completed their MTC, the MTC activity will not extend for them.
These instructions explain how to extend the visibility of a MTC to your students.
Click ‘Set Work’
Click ‘FOCUS ON TABLES’ in the ‘Multiplication tables’ box
Click ‘CREATE & VIEW’ in the ‘Multiplication tables check’ box
Click ‘VIEW RESULTS’
Click ‘extend’ next to the MTC you would like to extend
Select the time and date you would like to extend the MTC activity until.
Click ‘Extend’.
How to restrict your students to work on the Multiplication tables check (MTC)
These instructions explain how to restrict your students to work on the MTC you have created.
Click ‘Set work’
Select ‘Live Controls’
Click ‘RESTRICT’ in the Focus Work box
To restrict your class to the MTC, tick the ‘Assessment’ option. You can select multiple activities.
Your class will be restricted to the selected activity or activities for one hour
Click ‘Restrict’ to confirm
How to answer questions on the Multiplication tables check (MTC) as a student
Once a student is logged into their account the MTC activity should appear by default on their dashboard.
These instructions explain how students can select the MTC from their available activities if it does not appear on their dashboard.
Click ‘Tasks’
Select ‘Multiplication Tables’ from the activity selection
Click ‘Start’
Students will have 6 seconds to key in the answer and click enter to each question.
To submit their answer they will need to click ‘Enter’ either using their keyboard, mouse or touchscreen
At the end of the 25 questions students will be shown how many questions they answered correctly
Students can click ‘Done’ to return to their dashboard
Frequently asked questions
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