hornblower Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 So, continuing our quest for a good fit precalc for ds, we're now looking at Thinkwell. In searching the boards, I saw this post from Jann in Tx http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/367652-thinkwell-algebra-2-vs-pre-calculus/?p=3800978 in which she says "It is a SUPPLEMENT... not enough practice problems for the average student. The videos cover all of the bases--but it really lacks the practice students need. " If you were going to add in extra practice, what would you use? Is there a way to use Aleks to add additional problems to the Thinkwell and ensure adequate grasp of material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 FWIW, my DS thinks there's too much practice, and I have to force the issue to get him to do all the problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 How many questions are there if you know offhand? this kid is coming off TT Alg 2 so he's used to lesson + about 5 practice problems related specifically to the lesson & 20-25 problems which are a mix of current & previous topics. He's a good but slow worker & that's about his daily limit for math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockhopper Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Each video lesson has about 12 problems, but each day's work (according to the 36-week syllabus) has 2 or 3 lessons -- so it ends up being 24-36 problems in addition to practice problems in the lessons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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