Software:RekenTest

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RekenTest
Original author(s)4x4 Software
Developer(s)Hendrik Jan Runhaar
Initial releaseApril 2005; 18 years ago (2005-04)
Stable release
4.4.1 / February 24, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-02-24)[1]
Repositoryrekentest.sourceforge.net
Written inDelphi, Lazarus
Operating systemWindows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Size4.5 MB
Available inEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish
TypeEducational software
LicenseMozilla Public License
Websitewww.4x4software.nl/english/index.html

RekenTest is educational software to practice, analyze and test[2] mental calculation skills in arithmetic operations such as addition and subtraction, the multiplication tables, decimals, money problems, percentages and fractions.

Features

Session
In a session the software offers arithmetic problems one by one. The following types are supported:

Problem type Example
Whole numbers [math]\displaystyle{ 125 + 250 = }[/math]
Decimals [math]\displaystyle{ 1.25 + 2.50 = }[/math]
Percentages [math]\displaystyle{ 25\% \cdot 100 = }[/math]
Money [math]\displaystyle{ \$2.75 + \$1.25 = }[/math]
Fractions [math]\displaystyle{ 1 \tfrac{1}{2} + 2 \tfrac{3}{4} = }[/math]

Task
The software has many settings to specify the exact problems the user will get and how a session looks like.[3] A task encapsulates all these settings and can be assigned to the session in one of the following ways:

  • Show wizard
  • Select from list of tasks
  • Use a predefined task.[4]

Problem sources
The software can create arithmetic problems in one or more of the following ways:

  • The software generates problems (using task settings)
  • The user defines custom problems
  • The software generates remedial problems (for practice with a difficult problem).[5]

Report
After each session a printable report is created.[6]

Network
A client- and server-version of the software is available to use the software with multiple computers in a network (usually in a school). A purchased license is required to use this feature.

Languages
Supported languages are: English, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch. The software can be translated into another language by adding a new language file.[7]

License

Mozilla Public License v2.0

System requirements

  • Windows 2000 or later
  • A display with 800x600 pixels and high color (16-bit)
  • 8 MB free harddisk space
  • 64 MB RAM memory

Version history

Version 4.4, released in July 2016
Version 4.3, released in May 2015
Version 4.2, released in September 2013
Version 4.1, released in April 2012
Version 4.0.2, released in May 2011
Version 4.0.1.1, released in November 2010
Version 4.0.1, released in August 2010
Version 3.0.5.1, released in March 2010
Version 3.0.5, released in February 2010
Version 3.0.4, released in September 2008
Version 3.0.3, released in March 2007
Version 3.0.2, released in September 2006
Version 3.0.1, released in July 2006
Version 3, released in June 2006.[8]

References

  1. "RekenTest". http://www.4x4software.nl/english/index.html. 
  2. Villafuerte Herrera Silvia Jimena (2011) El software educativo influye en el proceso de enseñanza pp. 79-92 (Spanish). http://repo.uta.edu.ec/handle/123456789/3509
  3. Reken Test Intro (to practice mental math). http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=123351
  4. RekenTest Help: Task, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/5_task.html
  5. RekenTest Help: More about tasks, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/5_task.html#0204
  6. RekenTest Help: Report Viewer, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/8_utilities.html#0200
  7. RekenTest Help: Language, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/8appg_language.html
  8. RekenTest Help: Version history, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/verhist.html

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