Have you entered our summer usage contest yet? The students who answer the most questions on IXL this summer will win a Samsung Galaxy tablet! Get the details on how to enter here. Have questions about the contest? Read our FAQ and the full contest rules below!
FULL CONTEST RULES
Eligibility: All participating students must register online by August 30 by clicking here. Eligible registrations should include an accurate IXL username–IXL is not responsible for incorrect or incomplete registrations. Students must be part of an active IXL site, classroom, or family membership. Trial members will not be eligible.
Determination of winners: IXL will select the top 3 students from each grade band (PK-4, 5-8, 9-12) that have completed the most questions on IXL between June 1, 2015, at 12:01 am (PST) and August 31, 2015, at 11:59 pm (PST). Winners will be announced on September 4, 2015. To be eligible for a prize, a student must achieve a minimum accuracy of 70% on all eligible questions answered during the contest period. Questions in both math and language arts will be counted. Skills that are repeated after they have been mastered once during the contest period will not be counted. This contest is intended to encourage students to practice their skills and gain confidence in their skills. Any practice that does not conform to the spirit of the contest will be eliminated at IXL’s discretion.
Prizes: Winners will be posted on IXL’s blog on September 4, 2015. Each winning student will receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (7.0″, 8GB, Wi-Fi).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I check the number of questions I have attempted?
Sign in to your IXL account and visit the “Usage Log” report, which can be found by clicking on the “Reports” tab, and then listed under “Usage.” You can also find it by visiting https://www.ixl.com/reports/usage/student.
Once you reach this report, set the time range to between June 1 and present, select the subject/s you practiced, and set the grade level to “All.” Then, click “Update report.” You will see a column titled “Problems attempted” and the total problems attempted at the bottom of the report.
Are problems for both math and language arts counted?
Yes, practice in both subjects will be counted!
Is practice counted starting June 1, or starting when I registered?
Practice will be counted starting June 1, no matter when you registered—just make sure you register here by the deadline of August 30!
Will you be posting rankings so we can see where we stand in the competition?
Yes, we will be posting leaderboards of the top students on June 30, July 31, and August 14. The leaderboards will be posted on the IXL blog (http://blog.ixl.com/) and on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/IXL). Winners will be announced September 4.
Will IXL count questions for previously mastered skills?
If the skills were mastered prior to the start of the contest, students can go back and practice them again, and those questions will count toward this contest. However, after they master the skill during the contest period, any further practice will not count.
Will IXL count incorrectly answered questions? Will questions practiced outside of the students’ grade level be counted?
Yes and yes! We encourage students to practice above or below grade level, and we want them to know that it’s okay to make mistakes and then learn from them. However, practice that is not consistent with the spirit of the contest – such as deliberately answering questions incorrectly – is not permitted.
What does it mean that we have to achieve 70% accuracy on all eligible problems?
This means that of all of the problems you attempted, 70 percent of those problems must have been answered correctly. For example, if you practiced 100 problems during the contest period, at least 70 of those problems must have been answered correctly.
To check on your percentage accuracy, visit the Performance by Skill report (https://www.ixl.com/reports/performance/studentbyskill), select the subject/s and grade level/s you practiced, and click “Update report.” Look at the section on the right side of the report that says Problems. Take the total number in the “Problems – Correct” column and divide it by the total number in the “Problems – Total column” to calculate your accuracy percentage.
How do I sign up multiple students for the contest?
To register the first student, log into that student’s IXL account and fill out the registration form. To register the second student (and all subsequent students), you must log into each new student’s account and fill out a separate registration form for each student.
