Abstract concepts are better for teaching maths than real-world ones, according to a study reported on in a recent New York Times article. What does this mean for teaching maths and what does it mean for Maths-Whizz?
The Maths-Whizz Referral Programme can save you hundreds of pounds on your child’s maths tuition. Are you as surprised as this endangered Mountain Gorilla baby was when he found out? Then read on.
Revision is accessed from the Student Bedroom by clicking on the Whizz Logo and selecting Revision. Revision is only available to subscribers of Maths-Whizz.
Revision allows Students to return to animated Maths-Whizz exercises they have already completed.
Maths age is a term we use to define maths ability, similar to the way that ‘Reading Age’ helps to define reading ability. We use information given in the National Numeracy Strategy to calculate maths age to the nearest quarter year (e.g. maths age 8.25 = equivalent maths ability to age eight and a quarter).
If you want more than one child in a household to use Maths-Whizz they will all need to be separately registered, assessed and paid for. Allowing more than one child to use a single Student Account totally disrupts the continual assessment process and is prohibited by our terms and conditions. However you only require one Parent Account, from which you will be able to access all of your children’s details.
The Assessment allows the Maths-Whizz Virtual Tutor to create a unique lesson plan which will cater to the needs of the individual student, a plan that will build confidence in their weaker topics and fortify their stronger ones.
The Assessment is a ‘test’ to assess your child’s ability across the key topics set out in the National Numeracy Strategy. We have presented the Assessment in an exam style so we can understand his/her basic maths ability topic by topic. The output gives you a guide to your child’s actual maths ability and determines the initial lesson plan for the Maths-Whizz service.
Please do not help or let others help your child with the Assessment. A false result will generate an unrealistic lesson plan, and disqualify you from our Money Back Guarantee.
Yes! After successfully completing an animated exercise, the student is usually presented with five exam style questions. This is to ensure that the understanding the student has gained through the animated exercises is transferable to traditional paper-based questions. This way Maths-Whizz not only helps to develop understanding and confidence, but also improves exam results. Maths-Whizz currently meets key objectives covered in the National Numeracy Strategy for Key Stages 1 and 2 and Years 7 and 8.
Whenever and wherever you have access to the Internet. You can view an up-to-date report on your child’s progress at any time.