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Student response to Mangahigh - PDST

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List of schools involved<br />

Castlemilk High<br />

Cleveden Secondary<br />

Forrester High<br />

Govan High John Paul Academy<br />

Jordan Hill<br />

St Paulʼs High<br />

Lochend Community High<br />

Lourdes Secondary<br />

Knightswood Secondary<br />

Summary of findings<br />

• 75% of students said they liked <strong>Mangahigh</strong> v and 66% said their Maths<br />

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Research trial – Methodology<br />

• 10 secondary schools in Scotland <strong>to</strong>ok part in a 3 month<br />

trial <strong>to</strong> assess the impact of <strong>Mangahigh</strong> on studentʼs<br />

performance and attitudes in mathematics.<br />

• The trial involved 1000 students and 20 teachers.<br />

• The students made extensive use of both the games<br />

and Prodigi® lessons <strong>to</strong> explore new <strong>to</strong>pics and<br />

reinforce previous learning.<br />

• <strong>Student</strong>s sat assessment tests before and after the trial<br />

<strong>to</strong> measure the impact of <strong>Mangahigh</strong>.<br />

• <strong>Student</strong>s are likely <strong>to</strong> make more progress and complete more<br />

mathematical operations when using <strong>Mangahigh</strong> compared <strong>to</strong> a ʻtypicalʼ<br />

lesson<br />

• Greater use of <strong>Mangahigh</strong> leads <strong>to</strong> higher results<br />

• <strong>Student</strong>s were more engaged when using <strong>Mangahigh</strong> compared <strong>to</strong> a<br />

ʻtypicalʼ lesson<br />

improved<br />

• Over 90% of students would enjoy Maths more if they could use<br />

<strong>Mangahigh</strong>

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