Math Jam Survey Results

📊 Math Jam Survey Results

How Students Feel About Math Jam

What Students Like and Dislike

How Much Each Activity Helps

Impact on Math Confidence

Q9 — What is something you learned in Math Jam that you are proud of?

Theme: Fractions & Decimals

Students across all three classes frequently cited fractions and decimals as proud accomplishments.

"I learned how to add fractions with a different denominator."

"I learned decimals."

"Something I am proud of is learning my place value with the decimal race game we did."

"I learned fractions and now I know better — I also know decimals and I am very proud of myself." (translated from Spanish)

"The fractions because they help me." (translated from Spanish)

Theme: Multiplication & Division

"I learned division and telling time well."

"I learned my multiplication and division tables a little." (translated from Spanish)

"I learned to solve multiplications faster." (translated from Spanish)

"I feel more confident doing multiplications." (translated from Spanish)

"I learned better ways to divide using drawings." (translated from Spanish)

Theme: Prodigy & Games Making Math Fun

"I learned math on Prodigy — it helped me with math and I got new pets and got to fight pets in the game. It is fun."

"I learned how to play more math games and have fun while doing it."

"Prodigy, because it is fun and it is about math." (translated from Spanish)

"I feel good about Prodigy because I learn a lot."

Theme: General Growth & Confidence

"I feel proud of myself when I get an answer right."

"Something I learned in Math Jam is that I get to learn new things I didn't know before."

"I am proud of Prodigy and small groups and multiplication and division — the way I feel, I'm proud of math."

"I feel more confident doing addition." (translated from Spanish)

Q10 — What is one thing we could do to make Math Jam better?

Theme: More Prodigy Time (most common request)

"More prodigy and less groups with the teacher."

"More days to do Prodigy."

"More time and more days."

"More time to do Prodigy." (translated from Spanish)

"I could do much better at Prodigy — I just need more time."

Theme: Better Equipment

"I wish we could get better computers and better wi-fi."

"Give us chargers to use in plugs and better headphones."

"Get new computers and get more supplies for more math and get a chart with math on it."

Theme: More Time Overall

"Have more time to do Math Jam groups."

"Two things that can make Math Jam better: 1. More time. 2. Better computers."

"More minutes to write during group time." (translated from Spanish)

"Games should last more time and questions should be a little easier for me." (translated from Spanish)

Theme: Differentiation & Challenge

"Make questions the same as their intelligence — it isn't teaching me anything."

"One thing you can make Math Jam better is making harder questions for people that are experts."

"No divisions." (translated from Spanish)

"Practice more multiplication." (translated from Spanish)

Theme: Smaller Groups / More 1-on-1

"Smaller groups with the teacher — work one at a time instead of in groups." (translated from Spanish)

"More small group time."