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Each lesson is worth up to 15 credits, while each exam is worth up to 30 credits, you can earn up to 10 credits for beating your original score and time in Replay mode. Credits can be spent in the Whizz Shop.
We recommend that students use the Math-Whizz tutor for 60 minutes a week. Our research has shown that dividing that time into smaller blocks, such as three 20-minute sessions, increases children's concentration and learning.
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- Minimum 7.9” screen (recommended for usability reasons)
- WebGL-enabled graphics card and browser
- 2GB RAM
- 0.5Mbps Internet connection (per concurrent student)
Math Age is a term unique to Math-Whizz that defines mathematical ability, similar to the way ‘Reading Age’ helps to define reading ability. We use standardized grade-equivalent targets to calculate Math Age to the nearest quarter year (e.g. Math Age 8.25 = equivalent math ability to age eight and a quarter).
The main reason that lessons are too easy is because the student answered too many questions incorrectly or just pressed ‘I don’t know’ during the initial assessment.
Solutions:
- Have your student re-take the assessment. Make sure your student knows that the assessment is used to determine their place in the Tutor. When a student is challenged appropriately, learning is much more enjoyable.
- Let your student know that they receive more credits for correctly answering questions on the assessments. This often motivates them to try harder.
- Let your student continue working through the lessons delivered. Lesson difficultly is based on how the student is performing. If answers are correct, the difficultly level increases.
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