On inserting the CD ROM, Maths Tracker installs itself on to your computer Hard Drive and places a shortcut on the desktop. Double clicking this icon on the desktop launches the program and brings up the opening screen (below).

Level 1 corresponds to 1st class, Level 2 to 2nd class etc. Each test consists of fifty multiple choice type questions. In all, each level contains 150 questions based on the various strand units of that particular level. It is recommended that a second class pupil attending learning support at the start of the school year should initially be tested using tests 1A, 1B and 1C in order to build a profile of the pupil's baseline knowledge of the 1st class programme. In working through the 2nd class programme, the teacher may also decide to administer test 2A towards the end of term 1, test 2B towards the end of term 2 etc. This will provide an ongoing overview of how the pupil is coping with the 2nd class programme. Alternatively, tests A, B and C can be administered as an end of year test.