New maths video content

Following the successful launch of our updated maths courses at the start of this academic year, we are now introducing in-app video content to accompany our quizzes. Just like with our science and English literature videos, Tassomai will provide targeted teaching videos for the majority of topics covered by our maths course. The videos enhance the learning experience, and are highly targeted and focused to give struggling students a helping hand.

You can watch a few of the new maths videos below, we’re also going to be adding all of them to our YouTube channel.

Content that teaches as well as tests!

The videos themselves focus on a range of different topics, with some tackling specific questions or equations and others conceptualising larger ideas and techniques. We cover everything from standard form division to constructing perpendicular bisectors and expanding cubic expressions to using trapeziums to calculate the area on a graph.

After seeing a video students are given another quiz, which will be tailored to test and reaffirm the knowledge just relayed in the video, helping to build confidence and knowledge. 

Quick response

The videos serve an immediate purpose - to give a student a very quick tutorial on solving a question that they previously struggled with, for example a tricky sum in standard form or a question around the Pythagoras' theorem and the perimeter of a triangle. 

More importantly, however, the videos aim to embed the deeper principles around problem solving in maths so that what is learned in a specific context and applied immediately to a correction can also be applied more widely to other questions on the same theme and, eventually, into problem solving in maths more widely.

Targeted content

KS4 maths students will be shown videos specifically chosen by our algorithm to help them with areas where they are struggling. These videos have been created by our in-house content team to tackle the areas where our students struggle the most. Our research has shown that short, targeted videos increase Tassomai’s impact, making it more effective and engaging.

To find out more about our research into the effectiveness of our videos please click here.

Well timed

The detailed profile we build for each of our students means that we are uniquely placed to offer highly targeted videos. Students are only shown content that we know will be adding value - always timely, relevant to that specific learner, and helping them to get the most from Tassomai.

We know students can ‘tune out’ when they watch videos on other platforms, so ours are short and sweet (60-90 seconds) and will relate directly to the questions that follow.

Keeping it quick, relevant and not overwhelming students with too much material keeps it impactful - while following it with a quiz ensures students stay engaged.

We know that these new Tassomai videos will help your students to learn what they need to know, help them remember and ultimately help their outcomes. 

New to Tassomai? Click here to find out more about how Tassomai supports maths teaching in schools, or you can click here if you would like to set up a private subscription.

FAQS

Who will be shown videos?

Videos will be shown to students just before they take a quiz covering a specification point which they are struggling with. This is determined by our personalised algorithm, and is based on how many videos that user has been shown and their historical accuracy. This is to ensure that they are highly targeted and personalised.

Do students have to watch the videos?

When we suggest that a student watches a video to improve their experience on Tassomai, they are able to skip the video instead if they do not want to watch them.

Students can also change their settings so that they are never shown videos. If a student is using the app, they can set it so they only see videos when they are connected to WiFi.

Will this mean completing the daily goal takes longer?

This should have very little impact on how long students have to spend on Tassomai. Although students will not be answering questions when they watch the video, it will improve their long-term and short-term accuracy, meaning they have to answer fewer questions to complete the daily goal.

In addition to this no video is longer than 90 seconds, so even if it does add time to the daily goal, it should not add a significant amount of time to the user. If users feel that the videos are taking too long, they can skip them.

A lot of my students answer questions on their phones - will this use up their mobile data?

Watching videos on a phone can use up mobile data. To prevent this from being an issue, students using our app can change their settings so that they are only shown videos when connected to WiFi.

This is not possible if students login to the normal website on their phones; we would recommend they download the app if they do not want to use up their mobile data.

To find out more about Tassomai’s mobile data usage please click here.