Math-Whizz is Proven Effective
In collaboration with Independent Researchers, Whizz Education works with schools and districts to measure the effectiveness of Math-Whizz on student achievement. We continue to analyze performance data from Math-Whizz students and integrate our finding into our Best Practice.
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Math-Whizz Performance Data
Whizz Education analyzed usage and performance data from 2,612 Math-Whizz students subscribed to Math-Whizz as of May 2009. A summary of the finding show:
- Most students who use Math-Whizz Tutoring Plus for 90 minutes a week improve their Math Ages by than 2 years in 12 months
- Most Math-Whizzers should spend 45 to 60 minutes per week with Math-Whizz. Such students can expect to improve their Math Ages by between 1.3 and 1.6 years over 12 months.
The graph below summarizes the Math Age improvements for the groups of students with weekly usage times of 10 minutes and up. Download the full report below.
Intervention Effectiveness Study
Results: After using Math-Whizz for 6 months, students improved their Math Age by .6 a year. Data was collected from 1006 students across 59 elementary (K-5) classrooms in the Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC)
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Effectiveness Reports
Results from Math-Whizz: An Intervention in Classrooms - Student Usage results in Content Improvement
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Research News
Read up on education research findings that underscore the Math-Whizz method.
Summer learning loss
[A review of 39 studies that indicates significant test score decline over the summer break]
Tuesdays are best
[Math-Whizzers prove that we get the most work done on Tuesdays. Math-Whizz's whenever, wherever access to unlimited tutoring makes this possible]
It's OK to fail
[Trying and failing to find an answer can help recall when you eventually learn the solution, the Scientific American reports.]