# AllGifted Math — Student Guide A friendly walkthrough of how the AllGifted Math app works. No tech jargon. --- ## 1. Getting in You don't need a password. To sign in: 1. Open the AllGifted Math app on your phone or browser. 2. Type your email or phone number. 3. Tap **Send Verification Code**. A 6-digit code arrives at your email or phone within a few seconds. 4. Type the code. You're in. The code only lasts **5 minutes**. If it expires, just tap "Send" again — a new code will arrive. > First time? Same flow. The app creates your account on the spot. --- ## 2. What's on your home screen Your home screen shows: - **Your maxile** — a single number that represents your current overall math level. The higher, the further along you are. (More on this in §6.) - **Your kudos** — points you've earned by getting questions right. - **Your lives** — how many wrong answers you can afford before you have to wait or top up. - **Your last test** — when you last practiced. - **What's available** — the three things you can do: take the **Diagnostic**, follow your **Kiasu Path**, or practice a specific **Track**. --- ## 3. The Diagnostic — figuring out where you are The diagnostic is a one-time-per-month placement test. It tells the system (and you) which level of math you're at, by field. **How it feels:** - The app picks one question from each major field of math (e.g. Algebra, Geometry, etc.) at a starting level. - You answer. If you get it right, the next question in that field steps **up**. If wrong, it steps **down**. - The system stops asking about a field when it figures out your level for that field (when "right" and "wrong" answers bracket a band — that's your level). - When all fields have been pinpointed, the diagnostic finishes and your maxile is set. **Important things to know:** - **Diagnostic doesn't cost lives.** You won't lose a life for getting one wrong — the system needs honest performance to place you correctly. - **Diagnostic doesn't earn kudos.** Same reason — we don't want you guessing strategically. - **You can take the diagnostic again after 30 days** (free accounts). Premium accounts can re-take anytime. - If you've never done a diagnostic, the app may nudge you to do one first so it can recommend the right practice. **While you're taking it**: just answer honestly. Wrong answers help the system understand your level just as much as right ones do. --- ## 4. Kiasu Path — your personalized learning path After the diagnostic, the Kiasu Path is the system's recommendation for what to practice. It works through your weakest fields first and adapts as you improve. **How it feels:** - The app gives you a batch of questions (usually 5), one from each of your fields. - You answer them. The system grades each one. - Within each field, the system tracks how you're doing. Get 3 in a row right? It nudges that field up to a harder level. Get 2 in a row wrong at the current level? It steps back down to make sure you've actually mastered the basics. - When you finish the batch, a new batch is generated based on your latest performance. - A test ends after about 10 questions (configurable). You'll see a summary. **Kiasu Path requires a premium subscription.** Free accounts can do diagnostic + track practice, but Kiasu Path is the adaptive personalized engine that needs the premium tier. --- ## 5. Track practice — drilling a specific topic Tracks are pre-curated topic-based question sets (e.g. "Long division", "Fractions intro"). You pick the one you want to work on. **How it feels:** - Open a track from the catalog. - The app gives you a set of questions (typically 10) drawn from that track's skills. - You answer them one at a time. After each answer, the app tells you if you got it right and explains why. - When you finish, you see a summary: how many right, what your accuracy was. **You can have one in-progress practice per track** — if you start a track and don't finish, you can come back later and resume right where you left off. --- ## 6. What is maxile? Maxile is your single-number math level. Think of it like a height — it goes up over time as you prove what you know. **How it moves:** - You answer questions correctly across different fields. - The system looks at your last few answers per skill (about 5) and computes a level for that skill. The harder the question and the more you get right, the higher the level for that skill climbs. - Skill levels roll up to a track level (average across skills in the track), then to a field level (average across tracks in the field), then to your overall maxile (average across fields). **It moves with your current ability:** - Strong recent answers → maxile goes up. - A run of wrong answers on tough questions → maxile can come back down. It's not a punishment — it just means the system is keeping its read on where you're at right now, so the next test gives you questions that match your real level. - Wrong on your first try doesn't immediately ding you — you get a second chance. Only your final answer on a question counts toward maxile. **What it doesn't do:** - It's not a percentage or a grade. It's a continuous number tied to math difficulty bands. - It doesn't directly determine what you "should" be doing — that's the Kiasu Path's job. - Your maxile is a *current snapshot*, not a permanent record. If you take a break and come back rusty, expect it to dip a bit until you warm back up. --- ## 7. Lives and how they work Lives represent your "tries" budget for the day. Each wrong answer in track or kiasu mode costs one life. | What you do | Effect on lives | |---|---| | Get a question right in any mode | No change | | Get a question wrong in **diagnostic** mode | No change (diagnostic doesn't cost lives) | | Get a question wrong in **track practice** | −1 life | | Get a question wrong in **kiasu path** | −1 life | **When you run out of lives:** - The app blocks new practice until lives regenerate, OR you can buy more. - **Free accounts** get a small pool (typically 5) and refill over time (usually a few hours per life). - **Premium accounts** typically have unlimited lives. **Topping up**: tap the Lives counter to see purchase options (small packages — 5 lives or 10 lives — via Apple Pay / Google Pay / Card). --- ## 8. Kudos and how they're earned Kudos are points that reward you for getting things right. Harder questions = more kudos. | What you do | Kudos earned | |---|---| | Get a question right (track or kiasu) | difficulty level + 1 (e.g. tier 3 question = 4 kudos) | | Get a question wrong | 0 | | Get any question in diagnostic | 0 (diagnostic doesn't earn kudos) | Kudos accumulate over time on your profile. They're a long-term progress signal — there's no immediate spending or trading. --- ## 9. Streaks — what counts and what doesn't The app tracks two kinds of streaks behind the scenes — per skill: - **Correct streak** — consecutive right answers on a given skill. When this hits **3** (configurable), the system bumps your difficulty up for that skill. - **Wrong streak** — consecutive wrong answers at or below your current level. When this hits **2** (configurable), the system steps your difficulty back down — making sure you've actually mastered the easier material before pushing on. Both streaks reset whenever you get the opposite outcome. So one wrong answer after a long correct streak doesn't punish you long-term — it just resets the streak count for that skill. > These per-skill streaks are different from "daily login streaks" or similar gamification — those aren't part of the current system. --- ## 10. Passing a skill, passing a track **A skill is "passed"** when you've mastered every difficulty tier of it (i.e. you've passed up through the top tier). This means you've shown you can handle the hardest questions in that skill. **A track is "passed"** when every single skill in the track is passed. It's all-or-nothing — passing 4 out of 5 skills in a track does NOT pass the track. Your track progress shows as a percentage based on how many skills you've passed. **A field's maxile** climbs as the tracks within it climb. Your overall maxile is the average across all fields you've engaged with. --- ## 11. Reporting a question If you find a question with a typo, wrong answer, broken image, or just confusing wording — flag it. 1. On the question, tap the **Report** button (usually a flag icon or "Report this question" link). 2. Pick the type of issue (wrong answer, unclear, image broken, etc.). 3. Optionally add a comment. 4. Submit. The QA team gets notified and reviews it. The question stays available to other students while it's being reviewed. **You don't lose lives or kudos for reporting** — it's a help, not a punishment. --- ## 12. Common questions **Why didn't I earn kudos for that question?** You're in diagnostic mode. Diagnostics never earn kudos by design — it would skew the placement. **Why didn't I lose a life when I got that wrong?** Same — you're in diagnostic mode. Diagnostics never deduct lives. **My maxile didn't change after a session — why?** Maxile reflects your recent answers (about the last 5 per skill). If the session matched what you'd been doing, the average didn't move much. If you stepped up to harder difficulty AND got them right, expect a tick up. If you got several final-wrongs on tough questions, expect a tick down — that's the system tracking your current level honestly. **Can I take the diagnostic again right now?** Free accounts: only after 30 days from your last completed diagnostic. Premium: anytime. **My code expired before I could enter it.** Tap "Send Verification Code" again — a fresh code arrives. **The app is showing a maintenance message.** The system is being updated. Try again in a few minutes. (If it persists for hours, ping support.) **I don't see Kiasu Path as an option.** It's a premium feature. Upgrade to access it. **Where do I see what questions I've answered?** Test summary at the end of each session. Per-question history isn't currently exposed in the student app — let support know if you'd like that. --- ## 13. Getting help In-app: tap **Help** or **Support** in the menu. Outside the app: email **info@allgifted.com**. If you found a bug, screenshot the screen and include it in your message — it makes the fix much faster.