The Independent
Maths: Add ICT into the equation The use of computers in maths lessons can help overcome a mental block, says Amy McLellan If the thought of simultaneous equations has you breaking out in a cold sweat and Pythagoras triggers flashbacks to gloomy afternoons of incomprehension and boredom, then the chances are you haven’t been near [...]
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Any child can master maths – it all amounts to confidence, says our expert If eight oranges cost £1.60, how much do six cost? Just reading that question makes me come over all panicky and cornered, and brings back memories of a particular teacher who wore sandals with socks and used to sneak off for [...]
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Eureka! We don’t all have budding Carol Vordermans at home, but how can you help kids struggling with their maths if you’re not very good at it yourself? The answer could be to visit mathswhizz. com. It’s an online tutoring service for primary school children which covers the school curriculum, but uses vibrant animation and [...]
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Maths resources – Fun help online Teachers and parents of a certain age will fondly recall Johnny Ball, whose inventive television programmes like Think of a Number made maths approachable and intriguing. The same spirit of serious fun is found in mathsWhizz, a personal online maths tutor rogramme warmly endorsed by Ball. It has grown [...]
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Maths website puts fun back in the equation Former Highgate pupil helps found online tutor A former Highgate School pupil is one of the brains behind a new online home tutor for primary school children. Ben Keogh is one of the founders of Maths-Whizz. com, a web-based programme for children aged five to 11. The [...]
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Gee Whizz One in eight children need extra maths tuition, a statistic which encouraged Whizz Education to set up Maths.whizz.com (launched this September), a personal online tutoring service. The tutoring service covers the whole UK maths curriculum and is also designed to be fun to use, with thousands of animated characters and interactive games to [...]
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