Maths-Whizz Autumn Newsletter
The first edition of our updated customer newsletter has been sent out to users, and is now online here. Take a look – it’s a quick read – and let us know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to read about in our updates, such as educational tips, links to other maths resources, development news [...]
Read the whole postMaths-Whizz – big in Dubai
Earlier this month, Whizz Education began a partnership with the Middle East’s largest learning solutions provider, Universal Knowledge Solutions (UKS), that will aim get our Maths-Whizz Online Tutoring service into hundreds of schools across the region. As UKS say in their press release of 8th October, Maths-Whizz Online Tutoring is: “…a solution that does not [...]
Read the whole postMaths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource – now in Key Stage 3
The newest addition to the Whizz stable is our Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource Key Stage 3, out this month. MWTR KS3, to use its snappier name, is stuffed with over 150 brand-new year 8 animated exercises and exam-style worksheets. It features a more mature interface style, an updated dictionary with new animated definitions and a vastly-improved [...]
Read the whole postDotsy Boxy
Dotsy Boxy is Whizz’s second interactive game available for everyone to play for free. We have plenty more fun educational games to play when you subscribe to Maths-Whizz. We also have plans to make even more games available for non-subscribers in the near future. Dotsy Boxy is a two player game and allows players of [...]
Read the whole postCHI teaches parents a lesson
Whizz Education has recently teamed up with CHI & Partners to promote Maths-Whizz at Home and Maths-Whizz Teachers’ Resource. We are delighted to be involved with such a successful marketing agency and look forward to what the future holds. You can read more about the new partnership here.
Read the whole postIs the jury still out on teaching with software?
A US Department of Education study, released earlier this spring, found that using reading or mathematics software in class had no significant effect on students’ test scores. The report, titled ‘Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort’, is available here. The News Tribune, a Washington state newspaper, reported the [...]
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