Archive for the 'Tutoring Tips' Category

Little and Often (updated!)

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Students learn best in sessions of around 20 to 30 minutes.

(more…)

Where do I find Revision?

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

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.

Maths-Whizz Customer Panels

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Maths-Whizz Customer Panels give you the chance to shape the online tutor of the future.

We want your honest feedback on our online tutoring service. You’ll need to be a subscribing customer and prepared give us feedback on a regular basis. This might be through questionnaires, occasional phone calls and completing an intermittent diary. As a thank you we’ll give you a £15 WHSmith voucher, to spend as you see fit.

We want to know what works about Maths-Whizz, and what doesn’t work. If you have strong opinions either way, we want to hear them, and we’ll give you a voucher for your time. Here are some questions we want answers to, to get you started:

  • What does your child like and dislike about Maths-Whizz?
  • How do you motivate your child to use Maths-Whizz - what works?
  • What sort of maths should your child be studying?
  • What sort of maths does your child most enjoy studying?
  • What do you think of the Maths-Whizz customer service?

Email toni.burkett@whizzeducation.com to get involved - we want to hear from you!

What is an Assessment?

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

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.

Can Maths-Whizz help with tests and exams?

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

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.