{"id":1098,"date":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:25:31","slug":"how-our-study-groups-raised-maths-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/how-our-study-groups-raised-maths-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"How Our Study Groups Raised Maths Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1098\" class=\"elementor elementor-1098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast year our Maths study groups met twice a week at the centre in Du Toitspan Road. Each group had six to eight learners and one tutor. Learners worked through past paper questions together and explained their answers out loud.\n\nMost learners told us this was the first time maths felt less scary.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">When learners teach each other, they stop hiding their mistakes. That is when marks go up.\n\n<cite>Pieter van der Merwe, Maths Tutor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nMany groups improved by a full level within one term.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling young Black South African male tutor holding an open textbook and a pen, standing in front of a green chalkboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-smiling-young-black-south-african-male-tutor-holdi-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a study table with plain notebooks, a past-paper practice sheet, highlighters, a calculator and a smartphone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/leerkring-close-up-of-a-study-table-with-plain-notebooks-a-p-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How our groups work<\/h4>\n\n<p>Each session starts with a short warm-up, then a past paper question on the board. Learners try it alone, then compare answers in their group. The tutor steps in only when the group is stuck.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What learners say<\/h4>\n\n<p>Learners tell us they ask more questions and finish homework on time. Parents notice more confidence at home, too.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year our Maths study groups met twice a week at the centre in Du Toitspan Road. Each group had six to eight learners and one tutor. Learners worked through past paper questions together and explained their answers out loud. Most learners told us this was the first time maths felt less scary. 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