How long for a timed multiplication test

I teach 4th grade and we all do it 4 of us. The kids seem to know them very well. For kids who can do this, 2 min. We do ours online, using a website called thatquiz. This website scores the tests for you, shows the kids how many they've done correctly in 5 minutes, how many they completed and which ones they had wrong.

It shows you their average time per problem, too. I do count it as a grade, but I give students incremental goals. For the first marking period, an A on the test is 50 correct in 5 minutes. For second marking period, it is And by the end of the school year, everyone needs to be at to get an A. If they can do before that time about half can , then I move them to division. However, it takes a lot of organization, a lot of paper at least the version I used , and took a lot of time to check each one.

Now I just do them all online. I remember taking 'mad minutes' in third grade. We would be given a page of basic arithmetic problems and would have one minute to complete as many as we could. I was always distraught when time was called because I do not work well under pressure or a time constraint.

They start with addition, then move on to subtraction, multiplication and division. They are given 3 or 4 seconds to answer and also race the teacher. I require this for homework 3 times a week for a regardless of their score and if they do more than this, their grade goes up to a They are motivated to get finished and to get the grade and the practice is so good for them.

If timed tests are given in arithmetic, I wonder if it's better to set a timer on the Smartboard or overhead and let the students time themselves, then try to beat their time on the next test. Obadiah , Aug 18, Joined: Aug 8, Messages: 14, Likes Received: 1, Aug 18, I've done a lot of math reading this summer and just finished Jo Boaler's book Mathematical Mindsets. One of the things that really stood out for me is that, often, we equate speed with being successful in math, while the two are not not related.

For many students, timed activities may increase their anxiety, which will impact their performance. In my opinion, it's far more important for students to be able to demonstrate their understanding thoughtfully, not necessarily quickly. MrsC , Aug 18, Obadiah , phillyteacher , MissCeliaB and 1 other person like this. Joined: Jun 18, Messages: 2, Likes Received: 1, Leaborb , Aug 18, Obadiah likes this.

Joined: Jul 27, Messages: 3, Likes Received: Aug 18, Timed math tests made me hate math all through elementary school. I always made B's in math because I could not remember my facts. I could model long division, and do basic algebra, but scored poorly on all of my timed tests!

When I taught elementary I didn't do them at all. MissCeliaB , Aug 18, Obadiah , MrsC and Leaborb like this. Joined: Sep 16, Messages: 6, Likes Received: 2, Aug 18, Timed tests, just like flashcards, are designed for fluency of facts students already know.

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