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Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions
expand- What is Mangahigh.com? open
- Mangahigh.com is one of the world’s first games-based-learning sites, where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning.
- Who is involved? open
- Mangahigh was founded by an experienced team of mathematicians and game specialists who strive to balance game play and education. To find out more about us, please visit about us.
- What is Games-Based Learning? open
- Games-Based Learning fuses computer games and academic subjects to provide a compelling and exciting supplement to traditional pedagogy. Many scientific studies have shown that students perform better with the help of games-based learning.
- Why is Mangahigh.com so effective? open
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Mangahigh is proven to be effective for the following reasons:
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Adaptivity:
Each game covers certain learning topics and is designed to dynamically adapt in difficulty to the ability of the student in order to aid the student to stay in their zone of proximal development i.e. "the level of difficulty that is neither too hard nor too easy, and is the level at which optimal learning takes place" (Renaissance Learning, 2007).
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Automaticity:
"is the ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required. It is usually the result of learning, repetition, and practice" (Wikipedia).
All Mangahigh games have a meta-objective that the players strive to achieve by repeating a simple step (game mechanic) over and over again. By overlaying the game mechanic with the core learning concept, we've invented the new and more efficient way of learning for the new generation.
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Discipline and self-learning:
Games develop student’s ability and curiosity to observe, hypothesise, test, evaluate, conclude and refine ideas that are not always possible with traditional pedagogic teaching.
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Application of theory:
The games provide powerful contexts that often bring out the 'real-world' application of the topic at hand, thereby increasing the student’s interest in the content and encouraging them to explore further.
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Adaptivity:
- What is unique about Mangahigh.com? open
- The educational content within Mangahigh is based on the national curriculum and is delivered through its proprietary educational games. Each game covers certain learning topics and is designed to dynamically adapt in difficulty to the ability of the student in order to make the user experience engaging, entertaining and personal.
- What subjects does it cover? open
- Mangahigh currently only offers Mathematics.
- Does it have a presence in my country? open
- Mathematics is a universal subject and Mangahigh.com is a global product. For now, all the content is in English, however we will launch localised versions of our product over time. If you would like any specific information about Mangahigh.com in your country or language, please get in touch with us at: info@mangahigh.com
- Who can join Mangahigh? open
- The site is targeted towards 11-16 year olds in secondary school. However, anyone with a desire to improve their Mathematics ability can join Mangahigh.com and will benefit from it. Educators get their own login, where they can track the progress of their students. To get started, logon to http://www.mangahigh.com/upgrade
- What topics are covered? open
- Mangahigh will cover all the topics in secondary school Mathematics up to GCSE level.
- Is Mangahigh.com based on the UK National Curriculum? open
- All Mangahigh.com games are tied to the UK National Curriculum, and Members benefit from feedback on their performance in the games. This allows us to deliver a measurable performance improvement in GCSE exams conducted by AQA, OCR, Edexcel.
- What is an Achievement? open
- Users earn Achievements by completing specific curriculum-aligned tasks while playing Mangahigh games. A single Bronze Achievement reflects an incident of demonstrated User competency, and Gold and Silver Achievements reflect repetition of that Achievement.
- What is a Lesson? open
- A lesson constitutes one learning topic in Mathematics. For example, calculating the area of a circle.
Medals and Scores
expand- How do you pass a Prodigi® lesson? open
- You need to achieve a single score of 4,200 points or more to pass a Prodigi® lesson. This does not mean you have to get all the answers correct. But you need to demonstrate a secure understanding of questions at the HARD level.
- How are Prodigi® medals awarded? open
- You receive a Bronze medal for a score of 4,200 points or more, a Silver medal for a score of 9,000 points or more, and a Gold medal for a score of 14,000 points or more. A Gold medal is only possible if 10 extreme questions are answered correctly in a row.
- What does each Prodigi® medal indicate about the level of understanding? open
- A Bronze medal demonstrates that the lesson has been understood. A Silver medal demonstrates a deep understanding of the lesson. A Gold medal demonstrates an exceptional understanding of the lesson.
- What does the "average Prodigi® score" for a lesson indicate? open
- This gives a weighted average of the last 3 scores for a particular lesson. If you have only played 2 games then the average score is the sum of 30% of the first game score and 70% of the second game score. If you have played 3 games then the average score is the sum of 20%, 30% and 50% of the last 3 game scores. This provides a measure for performance for up to 30 questions, but also means that low scores will not affect your long term average if you improve.
- How are Game medals awarded? open
- Bronze game medals are earned by completing specific maths achievements in the games. 5 Bronze medals lead to an award of a Silver medal, and 5 Silver medals lead to an award of a Gold medal.
- What do the Achievements on the home page represent? open
- A list of all the medals from both Prodigi® lessons and game achievements.
- What does the "Prodigi® Score" represent on the homepage? open
- This is the sum of all the average scores for all the Prodigi® lessons you have ever played. This is a measure of both your most recent performances in Prodigi® lessons and the amount of activity you have engaged in.
Technical Questions
expand- How long does it take for a game to download? open
- A game should take no more than 3-4 minutes to download. If you are having difficulty, please check to ensure you meet the minimum hardware and software requirements as specified below.
- What technical requirements do I need to play Mangahigh.com games? open
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Mangahigh.com games require Flash player 10 to function. You can download the latest flash player here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.
To check the minimum hardware requirement for running Flash player 10, please visit: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/systemreqs/.
If you are facing any technical issues with playing Mangahigh.com games, please write to us at support@mangahigh.com.
- Does the Mangahigh.com site use cookies? open
- Cookies are small files which, depending on your browser settings, may be automatically stored on your computer's hard drive when your Web browser accesses a specific Web page. The cookies on the Mangahigh Service are set by us, or (where an advertiser deploys a cookie) by the advertiser. Y ou may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services if your browser is set to reject cookies. You can find out how to manage cookies, and to make the changes to your browser that we refer to above at this site: http://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=1.
- Is there any planned downtime for Mangahigh.com? open
- Mangahigh.com aims to be available 24x7. There may be times when we make the Mangahigh Service unavailable so that we can conduct technical work on it. We will try to ensure that this planned downtime occurs only between 7am and 9am on Thursdays.
For Parents
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By actively using Mangahigh.com, your child will:
- Improve their Maths ability: our aim is to dispel the fear of Mathematics and motivate the students to embark on a learning trajectory that goes beyond the boundaries set in a traditional pedagogic environment
- Score better at exams: Mangahigh complies with UK National Curriculum standards and offers exam-oriented revision and training in order to achieve measurable performance improvement.
- Is it safe to use for my child? open
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Yes, we aim to keep Mangahigh a 'safe' environment for your child to learn in. We make the best efforts to keep the site safe and clean and rely on Mangahigh.com community to flag any abuse they've come across.
If you have any questions or complaints regarding the safety and security of the site, please let us know via complaints@mangahigh.com.
You can view our privacy policy here.
For Teachers
expand- What type of activity can be set as an assignment? open
- You can set Prodigi lessons as challenges. You can view a video to help understand how to set challenges by going to http://mathga.me/7
- Can you set a challenge to a group of classes or students? open
- No, you can only set a single challenge to one class at a time or one student at a time.
- Can you make changes to challenges? open
- Yes, you can edit and make changes to challenges that have been set. You can also delete a challenge.
- How can I analyse my students results? open
- From the home page you can select any class and view the class analytics. From the ANALYTICS tab you can access a wider range of class and individual student analysis. You can view a video to help understand how to use analytics by going to http://mathga.me/8
- How do I access student and teacher accounts, logins and passwords? open
- Go to the ADMIN tab and select the 'USERS, CLASSES, TEAMS' tab for student accounts.
- How do I add a new student account? open
- You can click on the large orange box 'Import your student list' to upload a large list of students, or you can click on 'Add New' to add up to 10 new students and enter their data singularly.
- Does a student have to belong to a class and/or team? open
- A student has to be assigned to a class but team membership is optional.
- Can you change the class or team that a student is assigned to? open
- Yes, go to the accounts list and click 'Edit'. Then change the class or team that the student is assigned to. Click 'Save' when you are done. The student's data will be transferred to the new class or team. New classes and teams can be added, renamed or deleted by going to ADMIN, ‘USERS CLASSES TEAMS’, then clicking on ‘CLASSES’ or ‘TEAMS’
- Can you select multiple students from the accounts list? open
- Yes, click ‘edit’ then you can tick each student you wish to edit or hold the 'Shift' key to select multiple students.
- How do I delete a student's account and their data? open
- Go to the accounts list and click 'Edit'. Select the students you wish to delete by marking them to the left of the student's name. Then click on 'Reset selected' at the bottom of the accounts list. Note that once a student is deleted, all their activity data is permanently lost.
- What happens to a student's data if they change class or team? open
- Their data is transferred with the student. No data is lost.
- Can a student's password be changed? open
- No, the password is fixed at the time of the creation of the student account. The teacher can view this password at any time by going to the ADMIN tab.
- Can a teacher change their password or email address? open
- Yes, once you have logged in go to http://www.mangahigh.com/profile/account and click on 'Change login details'.
- What should a teacher do if they forget their password? open
- Try to login as normal. When you put in the incorrect password you will be given the option to have a new password emailed to you.
- What should a teacher do lose their login email? open
- Go to 'Contact Us' on the home page footer and fill out the 'Feedback & Questions' with your query.
- Can I upload a list of student names? open
- Yes, generate a csv file with 3 fields. The first field is the student's first name, the second field is the student's surname and the third field is the class. You have the option to include a 4th field with a student's team if you wish. You can view a video to help by going to http://mathga.me/9
- How do you create a csv file to upload student names? open
- Using excel create 3 columns of student names. The first column should be the student's first name, the second column should be the student's surname and the third column should be the class. If using a PC version of excel, then save the file as a csv (comma delimited) file. If using a Mac, then save as a comma separated values (.csv) file. If prompted for any further save options, click 'OK'. You can view a video to help by going to http://mathga.me/9
- Will Mangahigh upload student names for me? open
- Yes, email us at support@mangahigh.com with your student lists and any classes and teams you wish to assign them to. Please use an ordered list, placing first names, second names and classes in different columns.
- How do I purchase more student accounts? open
- If you use up your student account limit, please email us at sales@mangahigh.com and we will be happy to discuss more student accounts.
- What happens to student's data if their account expires? open
- Student data will be saved for 3 months, after the expiry of your account. You will have the opportunity to renew student accounts in those 3 months.
- Will student data be affected if their class or team is deleted? open
- No, student's data will be unaffected. The student will simply no longer be associated with a class or team.
- Can students belong to more than one class or team? open
- No, students can only belong to one class and one team.
- If a student account is deleted, can it then be retrieved? open
- No, once a student account is deleted, the data is destroyed.
- Can student IDs and student passwords be printed off? open
- Yes, you can print the student login details as a single sheet for teacher reference or in a form that can be handed out to individual students. Go to the ADMIN tab , select ‘USERS CLASSES TEAMS’. Go to ‘Download printable login lists’. You can view a video to help by going to http://mathga.me/6
