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About Maths Invaders

What is Maths Invaders

Maths Invaders is a resource of unparalleled power and capacity for teachers of mathematics.

Maths Invaders is concurrently:

• A tables/maths fact teaching environment.
• An Adaptive Learning System that automatically manages student’s progression.
• A real-time, interactive, multiplayer game.
• A comprehensive mastery learning programme.
• A massive Printable Maths Practice Worksheet Generator.

Not only does Maths Invaders teach tables and maths facts through repetition and sequencing but it also develops mental maths agility and fluency, and teaches mental maths patterns, tricks and strategies through the built in progressions that will stay with a student for a lifetime.

No other maths program packs so much into such an easy-to-use and motivational system. Its focus on developing critical maths facts and computational maths skills is laser sharp and incredible value for any school or family.

Maths Content Summary

Maths Invaders starts with kindergarten level counting and simple addition, and builds through to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division tables all the way to challenging Year 10 calculations including powers and square roots. Throughout this journey it comprehensively covers computational maths and will foster a mathematical mind-set in students.

Covers: Addition • Subtraction • Multiplication • Division • Fractions • Decimals • Percentages • Numeration • Counting • Squares • Square Roots • Powers • Directed Numbers and more!

Children learn best when they are having fun

The fast and furious games built into Maths Invaders engage and motivate students to master mental maths.

• Carefully sequenced to build mental maths ability step-by-step.
• Little-by-little as skills increase the maths gets harder.
• The children are having so much fun they don’t even realise they are learning.
• Players tackle 100s of questions in minutes.

Enhanced power

The new Maths Invaders is built on the rich, multi-award-winning pedigree of the original Maths Invaders CD Edition. It has been upgraded and transformed to create a hugely powerful maths mastery learning system! The new capabilities include:

• Flexible, Internet delivery enabling integration between home and school.
• EdAlive Adaptive Learning System that automatically manages student’s progress.
• Space Rescue real-time interactive, multiplayer game
• Galactic Campaign mastery learning system.
• Direct curriculum correlation
• Massive Printable Maths Practice Worksheet Generator.
• Printable certificates

Individualised learning

The design of Maths Invaders enables each student to progress at their own pace and at their own level.

• Enables teachers and students to choose the number facts to be practised and then allows for repetition until mastery is achieved.
• Focus on areas needing attention or extension by selecting the same topic at a lower or higher level.
• Extends the gifted and supports those for whom learning maths is a struggle.

Created by highly experienced teachers

Through multiple iterations from floppy disk to CD and finally to Maths Invaders, it has been a journey of over 25 years. Our team of highly experienced maths teachers has produced a masterpiece!

Ease and power for teachers and parents

The Teacher/Parent Management sections put teachers and parents in control. It is powerful yet quick and simple to operate.

1. Powerful, flexible content selection allows activity to be focused according to the individual student’s needs.
2.  Allocate the same content settings to the whole class
3. Historical reports to quickly give an understanding of how each child is progressing.
4. Swiftly identifies each student’s strengths and weaknesses.

Builds maths fact fluency - automaticity

Tables and number facts fluency is the quick and effortless (automatic) recall of basic math facts from long-term memory without conscious effort or attention. Every child should instantly recall that 6 x 8 = 48 without counting on their fingers or in their heads. Table (maths fact) fluency is an essential life skill that should be achieved before a child leaves primary school.

Maths Invaders builds maths fact fluency enabling students to move maths fact processing out of their working memory so they can focus their mental capacity on operating mathematically.

Intrinsic motivators

As students progress in their learning journey Maths Invaders provides instant dynamic feedback reinforcing progress question by question. The intrinsic motivation is amplified through progress reports, attainments, certificates and more.

Extrinsic motivators

In addition to the intrinsic motivation of success there are multiple extrinsic motivators and motivational systems built into Maths Invaders. Extrinsic motivators include: the Defender Level system, progression through Galactic Campaign, the single and triple star systems in Galactic Campaign that denote mastery of a Topic, the counters at the top of the Main Menu Screen and the Space Rescue game.

Research

Over the years we have amassed a compelling body or research that clearly demonstrates that students using Maths Invaders on a regular basis make significant progress. This holds true regardless of the age and starting level of the student. For the full research go to: www.edalive.com/math-invaders/ and click on the Research Tab.

Very significant boosts

The research has found that with regular use once or twice a week and with minimal teacher supervision the use of Maths Invaders results in:

• An increase in your class’ average maths age by up to 3 years in 1 year.
• A steady increase answer speed (confidence).
• A boost to maths fact fluency (confidence) by 12 months in just 1 term.
• Results that hold true regardless of age or ability.
• A steady rate of increase in attainment and answer speed (confidence) with no fall off over time indicating that the ongoing use of Maths Invaders will result in even greater gains.

In a world first (to our knowledge) the research has also demonstrated a high correlation between increase in attainment level and an increase in answer speed (confidence) both of which then correlate strongly with NAPLAN results.