Many students find Maths incredibly loathesome. It doesn’t have to be this way. Here are the top 5 reasons why students struggle with Mathematics.
Gaps In Understanding
It isn’t terribly uncommon to find students struggling with Algebra, only to find gaps in their understanding of Fractions, Decimals and basic numeracy. Maths is a concept-based subject. Complicated topics such as Calculus are built on simpler topics such as Algebra and Fractions. At MathsHub we proactively identify gaps by continuously assessing their level of understanding. Gaps are resolved as soon as they come up.
Wrong Approach to Learning New Concepts
There is a tendency to memorize as opposed to understand new concepts. While this makes for quick short-term progress, memorizing significantly hampers progress in the long run. Our expert teachers use real-world examples to explain difficult concepts, in an engaging way, ensuring long-term retention.
Concepts Not Reinforced
Many a time concepts are learnt and subsequently forgotten. The cause for this is a lack of reinforcement. Concepts have to be diligently practiced until they are mastered. At MathsHub, homework is given to reinforce concepts taught in class as well as concepts learnt in the past. This gives our students a solid foundation.
Insufficient Exposure to Analytical Questions
Analytical Questions are the bane of most students. However, the hallmark of a strong understanding is being able to apply learnt concepts in novel situations. With schools starting to include Application-based questions in their tests, knowing how to tackle these questions is more important than ever. At MathsHub, we expose students to these types of questions regularly and develop their problem-solving skills.
Lack of Targeted Practice
Practice makes perfect is misleading – Perfect practice makes perfect. We prepare homework for our students specifically to target the areas they are weak in, and to reinforce the concepts taught in class.