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Christine Chaboyer

GCSE Revision - 1 views

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    Lots of practice and activity ideas.
Christine Chaboyer

Kangaroo Maths - 2 views

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    Resources for Grades 9 and 10.
Sean McHugh

Do Digital Games Improve Children's Math Skills? - Education Week - 0 views

  • "If you don't like something, you're definitely not going to do well in it. And if you don't think you're going to do well, you're definitely not going to do well,"
  • As long as these digital games are meaningful and motivating to children, they can have a real impact on learning
  • "We have found that a focused five-to-15 minutes, just a couple times a week, can make a big difference for kids,
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  • Digital games allow students to take an active role in their learning and see the visual connection between the game play and the math. The games also provide constant positive or corrective feedback that is "really hard for teachers to provide to individual kids,"
  • "We shouldn't look to old media such as a paper-and-pencil quiz as the arbiter of knowledge," Klein said. "If a student can do something smartly in a digital environment, that matters, that counts. Even if they can't yet introduce that in paper and pencil, that doesn't lessen the skill. ... It's just a different place for knowledge."
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