Teach Middle East Magazine Sep-Oct 2016 Issue 1 Volume 4 | Page 29

Mathletics GetGet thethe Mathletics ADANTAGE ANTAGE AD learning love love learning with with major world universities agree: TwoTwo major world universities agree: Mathletics delivers a proven advantage to students Mathletics delivers a proven advantage to students STUDY ONE: University of Oxford STUDY ONE: University of Oxford The found study found that schools that made The study that schools that made regularregular use use of Mathletics did significantly on a range of of Mathletics did significantly betterbetter on a range of measures, compared to schools that not use measures, compared to schools that did notdid use Mathletics. Mathletics. Regular of Mathletics was defined as pupils Regular use ofuse Mathletics was defined as pupils completing 3 or curriculum more curriculum activities per week completing 3 or more activities per week (equating to asas little 20 minutes). this level (equating to as little 20as minutes). WhereWhere this level of usage was achieved, the found: study found: of usage was achieved, the study More pupils making at2least 2 levels of progress More pupils making at least levels of progress between KS1KS2 and KS2 between KS1 and More pupils achieving ataleast 4 in maths More pupils achieving at least levela4level in maths More pupils achieving ataleast More pupils achieving at least levela5level or 65inor 6 in mathsmaths compared to schools that not use Mathletics. compared to schools that did notdid use Mathletics. Proportion of pupils making at least 2 levels progress (%) Proportion of pupils making at least 2 levels progress (%) Mathletics built ten upon ten of years of educational Mathletics is builtisupon years educational Proportion of pupils achieving at2least 2 levels progress Proportion of pupils achieving at least levels progress in KS2in KS2 research. The University of Oxford recently research. The University of Oxford recently carriedcarried out out a study of than more13,000 than 13,000 schools in England to a study of more schools in England to the impact of Mathletics Key Stage 2 SATS 94 94 assessassess the impact of Mathletics on KeyonStage 2 SATS in maths. resultsresults in maths. 93 93 92 92 91 91 90 90 89 89 88 88 87 87 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 3+ Mathletics 3+ Mathletics activities activities per per pupil per pupil per week week No No Mathletics Mathletics STUDY TWO: ACU, Sydney STUDY TWO: ACU, Sydney 9%9% Spending asas little as 30mins/ Spending as little 30mins/ week on curriculum activities, week on curriculum activities, schools canagain a potential schools can gain potential advantage of more than 9%. advantage of more than 9%. Students with longer-term Students with longer-term usageusage (>2yrs) saw an greater even greater in (>2yrs) saw an even jump jump in NAPLAN results. NAPLAN results. ...There is apercent 100 percent likelihood thatschools the schools whoMathletics use Mathletics ...There is a 100 likelihood that the who use achieve higher results schools that do not. achieve higher results than than schools that do not. Dr. Tony Stokes Dr. Tony Stokes Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University Learn more Learn more at: at: www.3plearning.com/mathleticsadvantage www.3plearning.com/mathleticsadvantage