Comparison With other programs
The comparison between tutoring systems below are a guide only. You should conduct your own research to identify differences between tutoring systems .
The following table illustrates the differences between Mathletics and the Kinetic Maths and English Wiz
| Mathletics | Kinetic | |
| Lessons to understand concepts | Limited | yes |
| Questions | yes | yes |
| Ability to move up and down to any level | No | yes |
| English | No | yes |
| Maths Doctor diagnostic assessment | No | yes |
| Ability to identify and fill gaps in a structured manner | No | yes |
| Set up classwork individually . In groups , whole class | yes | yes |
| Active screen to monitor students in class | No | Yes |
| NAPLAN preparation | No | Yes |
| Extension track | No | Yes |
| Worded Problems | No | yes |
| One to One Tutor Support | No | Yes |
| Homework/Assignment Support | No | yes |
| Weekly Lessons Plans | No | Yes |
| Installation support | no | Yes |
| Technical Support | No | Yes |
| Specific to your state curriculum | Yes | yes |
The following table illustrates the differences between MathsOnLine and the Kinetic Maths and English Wiz
| Mathsonline | Kinetic | |
| Lessons to understand concepts | YES | YES |
| Questions | YES | YES |
| Ability to move up and down to any level | YES | YES |
| Online questions ( not worksheets) | NO | YES |
| English | NO | YES |
| Mathsdoctor diagnostic assessment | NO | YES |
| Homework | YES | NO |
| Set up ability groups | No | YES |
| set up classwork individually . In groups , whole class | YES | YES |
| Active screen to monitor students in class | YES | YES |
| NAPLAN preparation | No | YES |
| Availability of lessons from year 3 for support gps | No | YES |
| One to One Tutor Support | No | YES |
| Homework /Assignment help from actual tutor | No | YES |
| Technical Support | No | YES |
| Training | No | YES |
| Installation Help | No | YES |
| Weekly Lesson Plan | No | YES |
| Your States Curriculum | YES | YES |
| Primary Level ( kindy to year 6) | No | YES |
Is the Kinetic Maths and English Wiz package as good as face-to-face tuition? How does it compare?
| Tutoring | Maths and English Wiz package |
| Focus on teaching current grade | Focus on Filling knowledge gaps from current grade down to kindergarten |
| Focus on revising all lessons | Focus on filling knowledge gaps |
| Weekly Lesson Plan | Incomplete lessons in current week will automatically be added to the next week |
| Student required to sit for sessions of at least an hour> | Tutoring sessions can be as little as 15 mins or as long the student wants |
| Have to either take kids to the tutor centres or tutor needs to come home.( Therefore sessions shorter than 1 hour not practical) | Can get tutored from home |
| Minimum 1 hour sessions may not be suitable for smaller kids with a short attention span and kids with attention deficiency | Very suitable for small kids and kids with attention deficiency as online lessons take only 5 to 8 mins to complete. Also tutoring sessions can be short sessions of 15 mins |
| You need to pay for each child’s tutoring session | All kids in a family can use the program at one cost |
| Parents can normally afford only one tutoring session per week | Every kid in your family is eligible for upto 10 hours of tutoring sessions a week |
| The Tutor is in control of the sessions and parents have no idea about what goes on in these tutoring sessions | Parents get monthly reports. Parents are able to view daily usage reports and logs. The Maths Doctor assessment report gives parents a clear idea |
| The parents play no role in the sessions | 1800 free call provided for parents to discuss to discuss performance and goals |
| Normally group sessions. One to one sessions can be expensive | MathsDoctor assesses and creates an individual report of knowledge gaps |
| No assistance for assignments or homework given | One to one tutoring support for assignments and homework |
| Normally one hour session a week | Recommended 30 minutes 3 times a week |
| Statistics show that a lesson takes about 45 mins to learn in face to face sessions | Lessons take a maximum of 15 mins learning online |