The videos were created in partnership with expert instructors from Wyzant, the largest tutoring network in the United States. Students can click the “Watch a tutorial” link at the top of the skill practice page at any time. IXL’s video tutorials provide students with more opportunities to learn new skills, reinforce what they’ve learned, or get help if they’re stuck. Video Tutorials and GamesĪll IXL math skills for grades six through eight, and most skills for grade five and Algebra 1 now have an accompanying video lesson that explains the concept being taught. Online user guides are available, but you probably won’t need them since the site seems so easy to figure out. Note that you have to select reports by grade level, so if a student works on topics within more than one level, you will need to change the grade level to see all results. Parents can receive daily or weekly email reports on student progress and they can access detailed progress reports at any time that point out trouble spots as well as topics that students appear to have mastered. But there are no animations or additional “Good job!” encouragements to slow things down. A large “Correct!” appears to show they answered correctly. Parents will probably want to direct topic selection if students are not completing the topics in order.Īnother feature I greatly appreciate is that once the student types in or clicks on an answer, the response is immediate. For example, an easily-bored student might solve ten multiplication problems, ten division problems, and ten fraction problems one day (selecting particular skills such as multiplication by two-digit multipliers within each area), then either continue in those same topics the next day or shift to others. I really like this feature since, while some students prefer completing all problems on a topic in one sitting (demonstrating mastery), for others it can become boring answering the same type of problem over and over again. They can earn awards when they spend a certain amount of time and complete a minimum number of problems, even if the time is spread out. The system presents quite a few questions of a single type each time, but students do not need to complete in one sitting. The video tutorials available for some levels (see below) will help, but IXL Math still works best as a supplement rather than your primary source of instruction. In some cases, this is sufficient to explain a new skill with which the student is not familiar, but not always. Clicking the button brings up a simple explanation of the skill.
If a student misses a problem, a popup screen gives the correct answer and displays an “explanation” button. The system tracks progress and provides “awards” (pictures) after a certain number of questions are answered. I love this flexibility! Questions automatically adapt to a student’s level as he works, becoming more or less challenging depending on how well he is doing. When you set up the account it will enter your state by default, but you may change it if you wish.Ī student can start with any math topic at any grade level and can skip around at any time. Topics are aligned with state (or province) standards. The program provides online math practice with tutorial help for pre-kindergarten through pre-calculus. Subscriptions for additional students in your family are very inexpensive. A subscription provides access and tracking for one student, but that student may access practice topics from all levels. IXL offers monthly or annual subscriptions. IXL® has activities for math, language arts, social studies, and science, but there are lots more for math than for the other subject areas.
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