Have you ever been asked by a student (or a parent) if there is something that can be done to improve success with challenging Mathematics problems?

Have you been looking for effective resources to teach Mathematical problem solving?

Having difficulties getting able students to attend Mathematical enrichment programmes?
This interactive tutorial has grown out of my desire to share what I have learnt about Mathematical problem solving over the 30 years of my teaching career, and to make problem solving interesting and accessible to Mathematically interested and able students. I mean "accessible" in several respects:

• Financially - the cost of the tutorial is small compared to the cost of a personal Mathematics tutor over the hours of Mathematics enrichment involved in each SET.
• Availability - the tutorial is available to the student at any time and anywhere in the world, so long as Internet access is available. The student doesn't have to make a commitment to a regular time or be in a particular place to access the tutorial.
• Equity - any student can use the tutorial (provided they have internet access), not just those students who have been identified by some grading system.

The Tutorial is based on the belief that effective Mathematical problem solving is largely to do with confidence (given some ability) and that confidence can be developed by providing:

• appropriate challenges,
• graded support based on identification of effective strategies,
• clear, logical modelling of the solutions using an effective strategy,
• and follow-up practice.

MATHGYM is designed so that students can gain this confidence anywhere in the world at any time - they don't have to be in a classroom, or even at school, they just need access to the internet.

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To try out ATHGYM for FREE - click on "DEMONSTRATION" at left of screen.