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Mathswhizz anyone

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coccyx · 24/04/2011 07:13

Has anyone any experience of the Mathswhizz programme?? My DD struggles with some Maths concepts, seems to prefer the visual stuff and this website looks ideal for that.
I have 3 children, do I have to pay per child or is it one payment for all.
Thank you, always looking for fresh ways to help a reluctant maths student1

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RoadArt · 24/04/2011 10:04

You pay for each child and it is expensive, so be sure to use the trial, and maybe do the trial a few times before you make a decision.

I love it. My DC love it, their maths understanding has improved tremendously, their confidence is extremely high and it is a fantastic, very addictive programme.

You start off with the assessment, but you must not help - at all - so that the lessons start off at an appropriate level for your child(ren). It does not matter if they seem too easy, because they cover the whole curriculum and there will be aspects they havent covered at school, or havent understood.

Once your child has done the assessment, use the revision section in the bedroom to practice practice practice. The revision lessons are lower maths ages than those that your child has been set, so they will all be revision topics. They are great for ensuring gaps are filled, even for when the maths age has been set.

If your children like it and understand it then you should be ok. If they are struggling, dont like the animation, or have any issues they need to be checked before you make the commitment.

Will carry on later, must dash, but if you have any queries in the meantime please message me

RoadArt · 24/04/2011 11:24

Once the assessment is done, some links give you two weeks free trial, other links give you 5 lessons free trial.

I also recommend you do the replays (this is in addition to revision in bedroom). On this, you can improve your time, and compete with other people to get better times. You get bronze, silver and gold awards depending on your results as well. They show the time it took, the target time it should take, and you can replay as many times as you want.

our mistake was my kids didnt do enough of the replays, and sometimes they can do the exercise because they were told how to do it at the beginning, but then dont remember what they did. So practicing and replaying is really good to do.

There are other online options available, at cheaper prices, but I do like that you can keep a record of how they actually did, whereas free sites you have no idea how they coped with a topic, unless you sit with them all the time.

There is Mathletics which is also quite a good package, but for struggling children, I find the teaching of strategies very unclear. With Whizz, if you get an answer wrong, it takes you through step by step to work out the answer. With Mathletics it just tells you the answer, and then its up to you to look at the help to see what you should have done (most kids just move on).

I am very positive about Whizz, and believe it does help - if your child likes computer programmes - but there will be plenty of people on here who say you shouldnt need to help your kids at home.

One downside is if a child cant read the questions, there is no audio to narrate the questions.

coccyx · 24/04/2011 12:22

We have had a look at the trial sections and the system seems to suit my reluctant daughter. Thank you for your replies

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