What a topic is and how it is represented and used within the app
What is a topic?
A topic is a maths topic such as expand
A topic is made up of a number of "small bites" of learning called layers.
The layers within the topic are numbered, with 1 being the easiest.
The skills/knowledge/methods from layer 1 are sometimes required for layer 2 and sometimes the skills/knowledge/methods for layer 1 is unconnected but easier than those for layer 2.
Some topics have only a few layers, some have many. The topic BIDMAS currently has 2 layers and value of: index has 15 layers.
Give me an example
You can find examples of the kind of questions for each layer from a pdf document. See learning resources for a list of all of the topics.
The topic calculator skills has 8 layers.
The skills and knowledge from layer 1, layer 2 and layer 3 are required to learn layer 4.
The skills/knowledge/method from correct to layer 2 e.g. " Write 637.647 correct to 1 decimal place." is required for calculator skills layer 6 (calculatorSkills6.pdf)
The layer number gives an indication of the level within a topic but not between topics.
For example add layer 4 - adding two double digits, is easier than ratio layer 1 sharing an amount of money into a given ratio.
| add layer 4 | ratio layer 1 |
|---|---|
4. Karolina has 62 stickers. She gets given 24 stickers and sticks them on a wall. How many stickers did Karolina stick on the wall. |
(a) Faith and Katy share £35 in the ratio 3 : 2 Work out how much each person gets. There are two types of magazine, monthly magazines and weekly magazines. The ratio of the number of monthly magazines to the number of weekly magazines is 5 : 2 The total number of magazines is 28 Work out the number of monthly magazines. |
How to see all the topics and its layers outside the app?
The list of topics is found in learning resources and by clicking on any topic name you can find out about what is in each layer.
How to see all the topics within the app?
The topics available are shown on the home page Home / Classes / classname
How to see all the layers within a topic within the app?
The layers are shown in Progress on Topic found in the Home / Classes / classname / Progress on Topic page.
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