Eedi Blog

At Eedi, we’re obsessed with a deceptively simple question: why do students get things wrong? We’re not talking about slips like picking B instead of A by accident. We’re talking about the deeper kind of wrong, like when a student always works left to right, ignoring the order of operations. These kind of mistakes reveal something something more profound: a **misconception**. If we can spot them, we can intervene and prevent a *misconception cascade*, where unresolved misconceptions lead to new ones.

Why 120 questions per year can transform maths progress in your class... At Eedi, teachers often ask: *“How many quizzes do my students really need to complete to meaningfully improve their maths?”* Thanks to a rigorous, externally conducted study, we now have a clear answer: students significantly benefit when they complete at least **120 Eedi check-in questions** over the course of a school year. Here’s what this means in practice — and why it matters for you and your students.

Independent research confirms: Eedi delivers maths improvements equivalent to approximately 3–4 months of additional learning—with just 10 minutes of weekly engagement.

At Eedi, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of how data and AI can improve learning outcomes for students—and this time, we’re taking it to the next level. Simon Woodhead, Eedi’s Chief Data Scientist, shares an exciting behind-the-scenes look at how we’re using AI and competitions to tackle one of education’s toughest challenges: identifying and addressing student misconceptions in mathematics.

Eedi is proud to announce that our innovative math education tool, AnSearch, has been selected as one of 50 winning teams in the global 2023-24 Tools Competition. This recognition places us at the forefront of educational technology innovation, addressing pressing issues in education worldwide.

Time for another round of coaching case studies where I reflect on some of the things I have learned from working with fantastic teachers around the country.

The countdown to this year’s GCSE Maths exams is well and truly on. So, I thought it would be worthwhile sharing two ideas for effective revision lessons that I have picked up during my recent visits to schools.

I thought I would share two more case studies from the schools and teachers I have been lucky enough to work with over the last few weeks. The first case study focuses on modelling and the second focuses on checking understanding.

This week we have been working on a free resource to support your GCSE students in the build-up to their GCSE Maths exams called... the GCSE Big 20 Revision Quizzes 🎉

A few weeks ago I was working with a maths department that was trying to get their students to engage with what I call Intelligent Practice. These are sequences of questions where consecutive examples are related to each other in a certain way, and by encouraging students to think hard about these relationships we draw their attention to key concepts underlying mathematical ideas.

Last week I wrote about how I approach instructional coaching. I was lucky enough to put this process into practice when I worked with lovely colleagues from the maths department at a school in the Midlands. Here is what I worked on with two colleagues in case they resonate with your own teaching practice.

Occasionally I am asked to work with teachers one at a time as part of instructional coaching. In fact, that is exactly what I will be doing this Thursday at a school in the Midlands. In preparation for the day, I have revisited my favourite coaching resources and refined my coaching process.

Most weeks I am lucky to be able to work with schools to help support their maths teaching. I always learn far more from these visits than the colleagues I work with learn from me, and my recent visit to The Telford Park School was no exception.

In this session for students, Rachel guides you through some of the leading ideas in motivational science, including how to break your goals down into small, manageable steps, how to create a powerful habit and how to ensure these habits stick.

Take the first step. Find out how to be more productive and achieve your goals!

Helping with Homework for maths-anxious parents.

Learn how to deal with Maths Anxiety and stop it affecting your performance.

We'll guide you through how to break your goals down into small, manageable steps, how to create a powerful habit and how to ensure these habits stick.

Join Rachel, one of our maths authors here at Eedi, to find out more about the types of problems maths students face and learn some general techniques that you can use to help your child master problem solving.

In this session, Rachel Kidson will discuss hot topics such as intrinsic motivation, whether we should use rewards and sanctions, habit stacking and the dreaded question “When will I ever need this in real life…”

Rachel Kidson, Maths Author & Educational Psychology Lead at Eedi, gives practical advice on ways you can help your child with their maths, whether they are struggling with maths anxiety or stuck on their homework.

Join Rachel Kidson, Maths Author at Eedi, to learn what maths anxiety is, how to spot the signs, practical strategies to help your child cope, actionable tips on helping them build mathematical resilience.

We’ve made some big strides this Feburary here at Eedi HQ - from customisations on existing features to the release brand new ones that we think you're going to like.

Tips from parents, teachers and educational researchers!

By the end of the December 2020 our network of parents hit 10,000+. Last year was a year for us to build, test, talk and learn. We're proud of how far we've come and proud of Eedi Family. If we thought last year was big for us, we have another thing coming for 2021. 🏔

Discover what are the common challenges Year 8 children face in maths and get insights and useful resources parents can use to help them at home.

Discover the common issues children face when transitioning from primary to secondary school and how parents can help at home.

2020 was an unusual year, but Christmas should be a joyful time so let's round up the year on a high.

Discover what common issues children face when finishing KS2, SATs and 11+ and resources to help them at home.

As we all emerge from our second national lockdown and November draws to a close, another month has gone by. Past webinars, future webinars, new features, Mumsnet collaborations. Here's what happened at Eedi this month.

With school closures interrupting learning earlier this year, maths anxiety is all the more likely in this crazy world we're all getting used to. Watch our on-demand webinar with actionable tips on helping children build mathematical resilience and reduce maths anxiety.

Let's start with our big announcement ... Eedi Family is now available for children in Year 6 & Year 8! 🥳 The new lessons will help Year 6s with their SATs and Year 8s to catch up on vital concepts they missed during their all important first year of secondary school due to lockdown.

Last time we talked in early April we'd raised £3.5M from Lego and we were about to begin our journey into product development and commercialisation. That's exactly what we've been doing 🎉 We just released Eedi Family beta, and that brings us to where we are today.

This week we turn our attention to Ratio.

Oxford University Press and Diagnostic Questions have teamed up to provide some free materials to help you support your Year 7 students in this most difficult of starts to the year!

This week we turn our attention to Fraction, Decimal and Percentage equivalence.

The subject of Week 5’s quiz is Fractions.

The subject of Week 4’s quiz is Decimal operations.

The subject of Week 3’s quiz is Negative numbers.

The subject of Week 2’s quiz is Integer arithmetic.

We are experimenting with Eedi Summer School - a 7 week online programme designed to help identify and resolve gaps in Year 6 students’ understanding that may have resulted from school closures.

After years of working on Eedi and Diagnostic Questions, publishing 1,000’s of questions used by 100,000s of teachers around the world, we’re excited to announce our first institutional round of investment, led by LEGO Ventures

I'm delighted to announce that Eedi (the parent company of Diagnostic Questions) has secured a significant investment from none other than LEGO Ventures...

You can now assign quizzes instantly to your students on Eedi on our collections page.

I have been trying to think of ways I could best support teachers and students in the event of school closures.

In these troubling, uncertain times I thought it would be a good idea to share links to some ideas and resources that might prove useful...

In a report on gender equality in education, the OECD concluded that girls lack of self-confidence

Earlier this month I was delighted to be invited to Stockholm, to promote the Swedish release...