← Back to all posts

Introducing Learning Progressions!

Introducing Learning Progressions! featured image

Introducing new Learning Progressions!

Mammath is proud to introduce a new feature - Learning Progressions. Or, you may prefer to call them 'skill trees' (inspired by modern RPG games!)

Learning Progressions are available now for the following topics (Approximate year level range covered by the progression. This will vary by your local curriculum):

  • Algebra (7-10)

  • Equations (7-10)

  • Coordinate Geometry (8-10)

  • Fractions (7-8)

  • Number (7-9)

  • Calculus (11-12)

Each Learning Progression can feature several branches, reflecting a different group of skills. As a student successfully progresses along a branch, new skills are evaluated. Once our algorithm detects that a student is yet to develop sufficient competency in a particular branch, we move on to the next branch. This means that students aren't forced to sit through excessive questions that are beyond their ZPD. On completion, they are presented with their progress in a visually interesting 'Skill Tree' that shows which skills they have mastered. They can also review their quiz to see where they went wrong.

Questions are procedurally generated, meaning that each quiz is unique, while also ensuring equivalent difficulty along the journey. This helps ensure authenticity and also allows repeated use. This means you can let students use them to practise their skills and try and improve.

Anyone can take a self-test, available here. Why don't you give one a try? A link for the results page can be shared with friends (as a challenge!) or with a teacher.

For teachers, we recommend creating an account (free trial account available with no credit card required), setting up a class, and using our Progressions feature. This uses our simple student login process, and lets you review the results of the entire class in a Gutman-style view, which you can download as an Excel file for your records. You can also download the skill tree images for every student.

This is a new feature and we would like you to try it out and send us your feedback. What other topics would you like to see? Should we split them up? Let us know how you could use them in your classroom.

Learn more about our great value teacher subscriptions here here.