RekenTest

RekenTest
Original author(s) 4x4 Software
Developer(s) Hendrik Jan Runhaar
Initial release April 2005 (2005-04)
Stable release
4.4 / July 23, 2016 (2016-07-23)
Development status Active
Written in Delphi, Lazarus
Operating system Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Size 4.5 MB
Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish
Type Educational software
License Mozilla Public License
Website rekentest.sourceforge.net

RekenTest is educational software to practice, analyze and test[1] 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
Decimals
Percentages
Money
Fractions

Task
The software has many settings to specify the exact problems the user will get and how a session looks like.[2] A task encapsulates all these settings and can be assigned to the session in one of the following ways:

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

Report
After each session a printable report is created.[5]

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.[6]

License

Mozilla Public License v2.0

System requirements

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.[7]

References

  1. 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
  2. Reken Test Intro (to practice mental math). http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=123351
  3. RekenTest Help: Task, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/5_task.html
  4. RekenTest Help: More about tasks, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/5_task.html#0204
  5. RekenTest Help: Report Viewer, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/8_utilities.html#0200
  6. RekenTest Help: Language, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/8appg_language.html
  7. RekenTest Help: Version history, http://www.4x4software.nl/rt/help/verhist.html
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