TabletClass Math Academy

Extensively uses worked examples with both primary instruction videos and separate solution videos demonstrating problem-solving steps.

Each lesson includes solution videos where 'Zimmerman walks students through the solutions to the practice problems' and students are told to watch these even if they answer correctly

Strongly emphasizes direct, explicit instruction through teacher-led video lessons with clear explanations and modeling.

Reviews praise 'easy-to-understand instruction,' 'thorough and easy-to-follow instruction,' and note that lessons 'resemble traditional classroom lectures'

Uses a mastery-based approach where students must understand material before advancing, with concepts building upon previously taught material.

Cathy Duffy notes 'it takes a mastery approach rather than a spiral approach' and 'students are told not to move ahead unless they understand the material taught thus far'

Provides minimal retrieval practice with no cumulative review built into the curriculum structure.

Cathy Duffy specifically notes 'there is no cumulative review in these courses' and only the final exam covers cumulative content

Limited evidence of visual models or manipulatives; instruction appears to rely primarily on traditional whiteboard demonstrations.

Reviews describe 'whiteboard teaching method' and 'voice-over instruction while demonstrating on screen' but no mention of visual models, manipulatives, or varied representations

The curriculum appears to emphasize procedural instruction through step-by-step demonstrations and practice problems, with limited evidence of conceptual development.

Reviews consistently mention 'step-by-step instruction' and working through practice problems, but don't describe conceptual exploration or multiple problem-solving approaches

Provides parent portal with some support materials but limited guidance for facilitating mathematical instruction.

Parent portal includes 'pacing guides' and 'recordkeeping forms' but reviews don't mention pedagogical guidance or mathematical background for parents

Includes chapter quizzes and optional tests through parent portal, but limited diagnostic capabilities to identify specific skill gaps.

Each chapter has '10-question, multiple-choice quiz' and parent portal provides 'downloadable chapter and final tests,' but no mention of diagnostic assessment features

Insufficient evidence to assess systematic word problem instruction or real-world application strategies.

Reviews mention 'complex problems' but don't describe specific approaches to word problems or application contexts