http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room Welcome to the Adept Scientific Press Room Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:31:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2013/01/17/maple-t-a-cloud-facilitates-new-ways-for-content-collaboration-and-sharing-between-users/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2013/01/17/maple-t-a-cloud-facilitates-new-ways-for-content-collaboration-and-sharing-between-users/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:31:15 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=5005
  Maplesoft™ (Waterloo, Canada), a leader in software products for technical education and research, has released the latest version of its popular testing and assessment tool, Maple T.A.™. Available from Adept Scientific (Letchworth, Herts), Maple T.A. 9 makes it easy for educators to leverage questions created by others and share their own content with the [...]]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2013/01/17/maple-t-a-cloud-facilitates-new-ways-for-content-collaboration-and-sharing-between-users/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2013/01/16/maple-t-a-case-study-use-of-maple-t-a-at-amsterdam-university-of-applied-sciences-increases-student-pass-rate-by-20-per-cent/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2013/01/16/maple-t-a-case-study-use-of-maple-t-a-at-amsterdam-university-of-applied-sciences-increases-student-pass-rate-by-20-per-cent/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:18:41 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=5017
Maplesoft’s online testing and assessment tool [Maple T.A.] opens up individual learning paths at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2013/01/16/maple-t-a-case-study-use-of-maple-t-a-at-amsterdam-university-of-applied-sciences-increases-student-pass-rate-by-20-per-cent/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/12/05/maple-t-a-case-study-use-of-maple-t-a-at-the-university-of-guelph-reduces-drop-out-rates-by-more-than-10/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/12/05/maple-t-a-case-study-use-of-maple-t-a-at-the-university-of-guelph-reduces-drop-out-rates-by-more-than-10/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:06:00 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4983
Recently, faculty and staff at the University of Guelph embarked upon an experiment to statistically determine the impact on students of using Maple T.A.]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/12/05/maple-t-a-case-study-use-of-maple-t-a-at-the-university-of-guelph-reduces-drop-out-rates-by-more-than-10/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/10/25/maple-helps-teach-calculus-to-11-year-old-students/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/10/25/maple-helps-teach-calculus-to-11-year-old-students/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:51:57 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4914
Read how Maple is enabling teachers to showcase a radical transformation in education when integrating technology in learning.]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/10/25/maple-helps-teach-calculus-to-11-year-old-students/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/05/24/maple-t-a-case-study-earthquakes-couldnt-stop-maths-studies-thanks-to-maple-t-a/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/05/24/maple-t-a-case-study-earthquakes-couldnt-stop-maths-studies-thanks-to-maple-t-a/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 10:42:56 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4746
Discover how Maple T.A. was used by the Maths and Statistics Department at the University of Canterbury, based in Christchurch, New Zealand, to support learning and minimise disruption to classes following a sizeable earthquake. Though the university was evacuated for repairs, students used home computers or laptops to continue their studies by working through online [...]]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/05/24/maple-t-a-case-study-earthquakes-couldnt-stop-maths-studies-thanks-to-maple-t-a/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/05/12/the-depth-of-questions-possible-with-maple-t-a/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/05/12/the-depth-of-questions-possible-with-maple-t-a/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 13:43:54 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4831
and the Maple engine is what I consider its biggest strength.” Phillipa Williams, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Canterbury]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/05/12/the-depth-of-questions-possible-with-maple-t-a/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/01/10/latest-release-marks-the-10th-anniversary-of-maple-t-a/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/01/10/latest-release-marks-the-10th-anniversary-of-maple-t-a/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:44:49 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4550
Maplesoft™ (Waterloo, Canada), a leader in software products for technical education and research, has released the latest version of its popular testing and assessment tools. Available from Adept Scientific (Letchworth, Herts) Maple T.A.™ was first released as a pilot project in 2002. Ten years later, Maple T.A. continues the tradition of providing major advancements to [...]]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2012/01/10/latest-release-marks-the-10th-anniversary-of-maple-t-a/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/10/18/maple-t-a-case-study-university-of-waterloo-improves-learning-while-saving-money-with-maple-t-a-2/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/10/18/maple-t-a-case-study-university-of-waterloo-improves-learning-while-saving-money-with-maple-t-a-2/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:39:51 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4482
Discover how Maple T.A. has helped the University of Waterloo to automate assessment tasks for many of their mathematics-based courses, while maintain the quality of its education despite increasing enrollment and decreasing budgets.]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/10/18/maple-t-a-case-study-university-of-waterloo-improves-learning-while-saving-money-with-maple-t-a-2/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/10/18/maple-t-a-has-made-a-huge-difference-to-us-on-many-levels-2/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/10/18/maple-t-a-has-made-a-huge-difference-to-us-on-many-levels-2/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:51:39 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4602
We can offer an appropriate number of assignments without being overwhelmed… In addition, after moving to Maple T.A., we’ve found that we can save approximately $100,000 per year on our grading budget…” Carrie Howells, Instructional Support Coordinator for the Mathematics Faculty Computing Facility, University of Waterloo]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/10/18/maple-t-a-has-made-a-huge-difference-to-us-on-many-levels-2/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/26/performing-these-calculations-symbolically/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/26/performing-these-calculations-symbolically/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:11:17 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4348
[with Maple T.A.] allows for the development of exact, closed form expressions.” Dr Venkat Krovi, Director of the ARM Lab, The State University of New York]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/26/performing-these-calculations-symbolically/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/26/maple-t-a-has-made-a-huge-difference-to-us-on-many-levels/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/26/maple-t-a-has-made-a-huge-difference-to-us-on-many-levels/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:05:17 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4345
Carrie Howells, Instructional Support Coordinator, Mathematics Faculty Computing Facility, University of Waterloo, Canada]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/26/maple-t-a-has-made-a-huge-difference-to-us-on-many-levels/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/11/maple-t-a-case-study-university-of-waterloo-improves-learning-while-saving-money-with-maple-t-a/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/11/maple-t-a-case-study-university-of-waterloo-improves-learning-while-saving-money-with-maple-t-a/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:19:41 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4315
Discover how the University of Waterloo, Canada saves approximately $100,000 per year on their grading budget using Maple T.A. to automate assessment of around 9000 students per year enrolled in more than 40 maths-based courses. Maple T.A. has also improved the quality of the students’ education.]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/11/maple-t-a-case-study-university-of-waterloo-improves-learning-while-saving-money-with-maple-t-a/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/05/maple-t-a-case-study-smart-teaching-at-forest-hill-gets-more-from-students/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/05/maple-t-a-case-study-smart-teaching-at-forest-hill-gets-more-from-students/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 14:44:19 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4238
Learn how Maple T.A. has enabled Forest Hill School, Lewisham, to provide unlimited practice maths assignments containing questions unique to each student, facilitating collaborative working without copying and improving comprehension.]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/05/maple-t-a-case-study-smart-teaching-at-forest-hill-gets-more-from-students/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/05/after-evaluating-different-products/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/05/after-evaluating-different-products/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 14:33:49 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4234
I registered for a trial of Maple [T.A.] and the Adept team offer excellent support.  They have really tried hard to help me develop my use of the product and have offered lots of technical support as well.” Grahame Smart, Maths AST and E-learning Consultant, Forest Hill School]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/05/05/after-evaluating-different-products/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/01/13/maple-t-a-%e2%84%a2-7-now-available-%e2%80%93-new-version-of-maplesoft%e2%80%99s-testing-and-assessment-tool-provides-greater-insight-into-student-performance/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/01/13/maple-t-a-%e2%84%a2-7-now-available-%e2%80%93-new-version-of-maplesoft%e2%80%99s-testing-and-assessment-tool-provides-greater-insight-into-student-performance/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:46:52 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=4095
Maplesoft™ (Waterloo, Canada), a leader in software products for technical education and research, has released the newest version of its popular testing and assessment tool.  Available from Adept Scientific (Letchworth, Herts) version 7 of Maple T.A.™ provides new options for analysing grades and gaining a deep understanding of how students are performing. The new analysis [...]]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2011/01/13/maple-t-a-%e2%84%a2-7-now-available-%e2%80%93-new-version-of-maplesoft%e2%80%99s-testing-and-assessment-tool-provides-greater-insight-into-student-performance/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/19/maple-t-a-case-study-maple-t-a-the-ideal-vehicle-for-algebra-students-at-bath-university/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/19/maple-t-a-case-study-maple-t-a-the-ideal-vehicle-for-algebra-students-at-bath-university/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 10:07:41 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=3778
Mathematics software from Adept Scientific, Maple, is being used at Bath University to provide a framework for the teaching of complex mathematics problem solving and for students to complete course work and assessment.]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/19/maple-t-a-case-study-maple-t-a-the-ideal-vehicle-for-algebra-students-at-bath-university/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/12/maplesofts-online-system-for-testing-and-assessment-seemed-like-the-perfect-solution/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/12/maplesofts-online-system-for-testing-and-assessment-seemed-like-the-perfect-solution/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 13:44:18 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=3749
I also really liked that the Maple T.A. system was backed by Maple.” Jan Alve Svensson, professor in the Mathematical Sciences department at Chalmers University of Technology]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/12/maplesofts-online-system-for-testing-and-assessment-seemed-like-the-perfect-solution/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/12/before-maple-t-a-this-was-done-with-paper-tests/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/12/before-maple-t-a-this-was-done-with-paper-tests/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 13:40:20 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=3747
and my Sunday mornings were spent correcting too many paper excerises…I am now like a ‘virtual teacher’ who is always around the students when they work, but I get my Sunday mornings free!” Metha KKamminga, Polytechnical Institute of Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/05/12/before-maple-t-a-this-was-done-with-paper-tests/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/04/14/new-version-of-maplesoft%e2%80%99s-testing-and-assessment-tool-can-be-incorporated-into-virtually-any-course-management-system/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/04/14/new-version-of-maplesoft%e2%80%99s-testing-and-assessment-tool-can-be-incorporated-into-virtually-any-course-management-system/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:50:00 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=3667
Maplesoft™ (Waterloo, Canada), a leader in software products for technical education and research, today announced the release of the next version of its popular testing and assessment tool; Maple T.A.™ 6, available from Adept Scientific (Letchworth, Herts). Maple T.A.™ 6 enables significant levels of integration with course management systems, as well as internationalisation tools and [...]]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/04/14/new-version-of-maplesoft%e2%80%99s-testing-and-assessment-tool-can-be-incorporated-into-virtually-any-course-management-system/feed/ 0 http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/02/11/maple-t-a-case-study-chalmers-university-of-technology-uses-maple-t-a-to-improve-student-success-in-mathematics/ http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/02/11/maple-t-a-case-study-chalmers-university-of-technology-uses-maple-t-a-to-improve-student-success-in-mathematics/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:22:47 +0000 admin http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/?p=3717
Read how Maple T.A. was integrated into the learning management system, Ping Pong, to create a very effective learning environment for the new summer maths course.]]> http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/media_room/2010/02/11/maple-t-a-case-study-chalmers-university-of-technology-uses-maple-t-a-to-improve-student-success-in-mathematics/feed/ 0