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Program information
Developer and contact
Renaissance Learning developed and distributes Accelerated Math. Address: PO Box 8036, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036. Email: answers@renlearn.com. Web: www.renlearn.com/am/. Telephone: (800) 338-4204.
Scope of use
Accelerated Math was first released in 1998. In 2008 Renaissance Learning released the Accelerated Math Second-Edition Libraries, which included a revised scope and sequence for grades 1–8, algebra I, and geometry. According to the developers, more than 30,000 schools nationwide use Accelerated Math and other Renaissance Learning math programs.
Teaching
The Accelerated Math software can be used with existing textbooks and instructional methods for students in grades 1 through high school to add practice assignments and progress monitoring to the existing curriculum. Students are placed into grade-level libraries in Accelerated Math based on teacher discretion or their performance on a norm-referenced, standardized measure of general math achievement. After instruction on a math objective, teachers can use the software to create individualized practice assignments for students. Students then record their answers through a handheld responder or on forms that are scanned into the computer. After scoring the assignment, the software generates a report showing student progress in mastering the objective as well as information about items answered correctly and incorrectly. Teachers also receive student- and classroom-level reports. After reviewing students’ progress, teachers can adjust instruction for the entire class, for small groups of students struggling with similar objectives, or for individual students as needed. Accelerated Math generates future assignments based on a student’s performance on previous assignments.
Cost
The Accelerated Math Enterprise Edition is available for a $2,899 one-time school fee, plus a $1,000 annual fee for up to 250 students. Additional students cost $4 each per year. The Enterprise license includes nine hours of web-based professional development, content libraries for grade 1 math through calculus, unlimited technical support, software updates, and hosting of the software for the first year. After the first year, web hosting costs $399 a year. Single classroom packages are also available. The cost of an optical scanner (needed to grade student assignments) is not included.
