Whangarei Boys High School Maths Buddy

Mathsbuddy - information for parents

www.mathsbuddy.co.nz is an online e-learning resource that is designed to improve your son in the areas of self confidence relating to Mathematics.

In 2012 the Maths Department replaced homework books for Y9 and Y10 with a subscription to Mathsbuddy. Each pupil is given a “username” and a “password” so that he is able to log on to the Mathsbuddy site. This entitles him to cover go over the topic covered by the teacher in class (if he missed school for some reason) or if he needs to revisit the topic because of an understanding problem.

The teacher is able to set homework tasks on line and the pupil is required to complete the work at home. The answers to the task is submitted and immediately marked and will provide an analysis to the pupils. He can rectify these answers and re-submit them as many times as is necessary. The teacher is able to monitor the pupil’s work. Teachers are very positive about Mathsbuddy.

Some of the features that this programme has are;

More than 200 full lessons relevant to your son’s school Maths programme each covering a separate concept, with a virtual tutor and numerous examples of varying difficulty.
Every lesson has a pause and rewind facility to help students grasp concepts at their own pace.
Every lesson has an accompanying printable summary and worksheet to consolidate the concept, with full worked solutions provided also.
A student’s ongoing use and progress in the program is stored for theirs and their teacher’s perusal at any time.
The program can be accessed from any internet ready site, not just at school.
The entire Level 1 to Level 8 New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum is available to every student, not just their particular year group or course.
Parents can receive automatic weekly reports on their child’s programme use and Mathematical progress.

The program doesn't replace the wonderful work that our mathematics teaching staff already do, but is used as a support/supplement to the classroom teaching/learning experience.

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