Maths-Whizz University – Introduction
If you’ve been using Maths-Whizz for the last couple of months you will have noticed instructional videos popping up to explain features of our online tutor to parents, teachers and students.
Over the next few days I’ll give you an introduction to the Maths-Whizz University by introducing key videos along with explanatory text and links to more tutorials. Call it Maths-Whizz 101.
Read the whole postTeach maths to learn maths
Teach in order to learn. This is what’s known as the ‘protégé effect‘. Learning a subject in order to explain it to someone else forces the learner to remember and understand the material better.
Read the whole postNumber Bonds, Explained
Number bonds are pairs of numbers that combine to make a third. For instance 1 & 4, 2 & 3 both make five. They are the number bonds of five.
Read the whole postSummer Dazed? Use Maths-Whizz!
The long summer holidays will soon be upon us. But those endless warm afternoons of childhood may conceal a hidden menace – stupidity (aka ‘summer learning loss’).
Read the whole postMaths Lectures from Gresham College
The God of Whizz came across the Gresham College YouTube channel earlier today, featuring some interesting clips from a lecture by cosmologist and Gresham College Geometry professor, John Barrow, on everyday maths.
Read the whole postVariety of Approaches Helps Maths Learning
Recent research from Holland lends weight to the (some might suggest) obvious finding that varied media and methods boost learning, especially in maths. Even if you feel this another example of educational researchers preaching to the choir, it is worth having a look at the ScienceDaily report and the research site itself.
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