Sparx maths

[Squaredy]

Now I do realise this is an arb forum not an education forum; but I am pretty certain I am not the only parent with kids in secondary school.

 

 So my question is very simple: does anyone have experience of and views on an IT based system called Sparx Maths?  My eldest has been using it for a year or two now.

[Stephen Blair]

I stopped getting asked for homework help when they were around Primary 5😂

 

[Gordon S]

My son has used it for a couple of years too.

 

He used to get in a right state with it, now he seems to be getting along well.

 

What was your concern/view?

 

I don't think any of the applications work especially well, we also have ARBOR, seneca and tassomai.

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, Gordon S said:

My son has used it for a couple of years too.

 

He used to get in a right state with it, now he seems to be getting along well.

 

What was your concern/view?

 

I don't think any of the applications work especially well, we also have ARBOR, seneca and tassomai.

My 14 year old finds it frustrating.  It may be just him, but when he shows me how it works I can see some of his points.  It takes him way too long to complete sometimes, and the help videos are not always helpful.

 

 Maybe the most annoying thing is that you have to get 100% so if he struggles on one part he can spend ages trying to work it out.

 

 Party of me wishes that homework was on bits of paper like it was when I was at school.

[Mesterh]

My 11 year old uses Sparx reader which he seems to like and gets on with. No clue on that maths one. 

[daveatdave]

never heard of it i possum it does not ask you what two and two equals