Action Math Baseball is an online‑game that improves middle school students math skills, fluency and confidence.
This simulation engages girls and boys in meaningful math activites as they manage their own Major League All-Star team.
This self-paced, student centered software requires no previous experience with baseball.
Program Overview
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Virtual Learning Simulation
This cloud-based program features the following instructional components:
- Student-centered Learning empowers low and high performing students to work independently and at their own pace.
- Instructional Scaffolding introduces math concepts gradually and increases difficulty level over time.
- Research-based Program automatically tracks, scores and reports student progress on critical math standards.
- Gamification motivates students to improve their math fluency while making math more meaningful.
- Self-guiding Software provides strategies, visual reference materials, hints, and corrective feedback using interactive software, graphics, animation, video and color.
Recognize the Negro Leagues
The Negro Leagues began in 1920 and became a catalyst for economic growth across the country helping to spark social change.
In recognition of the Negro Leagues, nine players featured in the Negro League Baseball Museum's Field of Legends are included in the simulation.
Easy and Intuitive
The software is easy to use for both teachers and students and available 24/7 via the Internet from desktop Windows or Macs, iPads, Chromebooks or Android Tablets. There are several on-demand video tutorials that guide users through the interface as well as help students with their math.
The Digital Stadium manages the baseball rules using controls and animation to monitor games. The Scoreboard displays team rosters, batting lineup, hits, runs and outs throughout the virtual game.
And if you have any questions, our Customer Support Team is available Monday through Friday.
Software Description
Students use math to improve the batting power of their team.
- Select each player’s ‘best’ batting year.
- Build a probability wheel representing the likelihood of eight batting outcomes.
- Set batting order to optimize runs.
- Draft new players to improve batting performance.
- Virtually compete against classmates and Major League Baseball teams.
Curriculum Topics
Scroll and click the curriculum topics below to view the variety of learning activities presented.
The Number System
Ratios and Proportions
Measurement & Data
Geometry
Statistics and Probability
Estimation
Track Student Performance
The simulation automatically tracks student interaction over time and scores student progress on key math standards. The assessment is authentic and applies a variety of interactive item types that are commonly used in assessment systems.
Several standard-based reports are available on-demand to track student and classroom progress.
Demonstrated Growth
Furman Educational Resources conducted a research study to evaluate the impact of Action Math Baseball on middle school students. The chart summarizes the data and demonstrates a consistent increase in math achievement across all strand areas.
A second research study conducted in 2018 involving 890 middle school students showed the Program to:
- Engage both boys and girls
- Allow students to work at their own pace
- Help low performing students achieve success
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Students need to improve their team's batting performance while given the opportunity to virtually challenge classmates and MLB teams. The culminating activity is to be ranked nationally on the Action Math Baseball's Learderboard website. Please note that no previous baseball knowledge is needed to participate in the simulation.
While time will vary among students, a minimum of 20 hours is recommended to complete the simulation. Students in grade 5 or higher should be able to complete the program independently.