NLMC 2020 Fall Online - All You Need to Know

Prior to the Contest

1. Create Your Team Roster: To add student names to your team: log on to your account and then add your student names in 'Enter Student Names Here:' section. Once you enter a student's name, his/her online login (username/password) will be generated.

2. Distribute Student Login Information Individually: Once you enter a student's name, his/her online login (username/password) will be generated. Email your students login information to your students individually. Click here for the student email template.

3. Inform Parents and Get Permission to Publish Name: Click here for the parent email template.

After the Contest

1. Announce Results to Students: On December 4, you will find results on your team leader portal. You are welcome to share students scores and results with your students and parents. 

2. Distribute Awards and Certificates: US team leaders should receive medals on/before December 18. Please schedule award ceremony accordingly. 

More Information

Testing Window: 

• Nov 12 8:00 AM CST - Nov 25 5:00 PM CST, 2020 

Online Test Format: 

• Length: students will be given 50 minutes to solve 20 problems. The system will give students a 10-minute-remaining warning message and a 5-minute-remaining warning message. The test will be submitted when time runs out or when the student clicks the Submit button.

• Answer formats: Our online test is not a multiple choice test. It accepts free response answers. However, only enter numbers (2, 6.5, 100) or single letters (A, B, C, or D) as your answers.

Online Test Device/Browser Requirements: 

• A computer (Windows OS or Mac OS or Chrome OS)

• An up-to-date version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari

• High speed internet access

The best way to ensure your student's device works for the online test is to ask your students to try the sample test prior to the contest.

Student Portal: Your students need to log in to the student portal to retrieve the test. Here is the link to the student portal:

https://www.noetic-learning.com/mathcontest/student_login.jsp

What does a student sees after he/she logs into the student portal? Click here to see what the student's portal looks like prior to taking the test.

Student Submission Progress: As a team leader, you will receive the score right away after a student submits the test. Simply log on to your team leader portal to see how many students have submitted their tests and how well they did.