Start the school year with a skills assessment and get an accurate, content-area-specific view of every student's skill level.
In mathematics, everything builds on what has been learned before. According to our 2024 study, 49 percent of students starting upper secondary school had minor gaps and 22 percent had significant gaps in their mathematics skills. The study was based on a sample of 1,500 students from upper secondary schools across Finland. What does this affect? Many students find it difficult to learn new topics and deepen their mathematical understanding because they have not fully mastered earlier topics.
Students' skill levels vary greatly. There may be gaps even in basic skills, while teachers do not always have enough
time to provide the desired level of advanced differentiation. The three-tier support model was discontinued in
pre-primary, basic and general upper secondary education. Under the new law, learning support should respond to each
student's individual needs, with the emphasis on readily accessible support as soon as a need arises. However, teachers
do not always have enough time to support every student personally.
A skills assessment shows students'
proficiency in different areas at both individual and class level. As a teacher, you receive personal skills maps for
each student as well as a group summary that makes it easier to plan instruction. Students receive a personal,
interactive skills map showing what they have mastered and what they should review before moving on to new learning.
eMathStudio's skills assessments include the AI assistant Gemma and review materials that allow students to practise
topics connected to identified skill gaps.
When theory and exercises match the student's current level,
successful experiences help sustain their motivation to learn. The skills assessments and review exercises support both
subject teachers and special education teachers, while everyone retains an up-to-date view of the student's skills.
Skills assessments allow us to clearly predict who needs help and who will manage without it.
Emmi Laitinen, lecturer in mathematics and chemistry, Kouvola Community Upper Secondary School
After the review course, MAB2 progressed more smoothly and we got further than in previous years, when lower secondary mathematics had not been reviewed systematically.
Tuomas Torkki, mathematics teacher, Petäjävesi Upper Secondary School
Completing eMathStudio's skills assessment takes a student an average of 2 hours. The fastest students complete it in one hour. Based on our experience, the assessment can be ended after 2.5 hours for the slowest students, as the result will already identify the first skill gaps accurately enough and show where to begin addressing them.
The skills assessment can be divided into sections, making it easier to integrate into teaching. It is best completed at the beginning of the school year, so that the information it provides can guide the planning and delivery of instruction. But it is never too late! :)
The information provided by the assessment benefits the student throughout their upper secondary studies.
Schools can choose from various skills assessments. The challenge with shorter assessments is that when an assessment is too brief, it does not provide enough information. The main benefit of the assessment is then lost. A sufficiently comprehensive assessment gives a more accurate picture of a student's skills in different content areas than a short test.
In addition, eMathStudio provides:
There is a skills assessment for first-year upper secondary students at the beginning of their studies. It covers the most important content from lower secondary mathematics: basic arithmetic, percentages, polynomial operations, solving equations and powers.
eMathStudio also includes skills assessments for every upper secondary module, allowing students' progress to be monitored and supported throughout their upper secondary studies. Each student's personal skills map grows as their studies progress, making it easy to see whether they have mastered the curriculum content. When necessary, eMathStudio guides the student back to earlier topics with theory and exercises suited to their level.
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