Students
Maths Mentor: maths, step by step
Maths Mentor guides a student through problems with a Socratic, step-by-step loop rather than dumping the final answer. Equations can be read aloud, and a class misconception radar shows teachers exactly which errors are spreading and where.
Who it’s for: For students who freeze on maths and teachers spotting shared errors.
How it works
Work a problem together
The mentor asks guiding questions one step at a time, keeping the student doing the thinking.
Hear the maths
Equations can be read aloud, which helps students who struggle to parse symbols on the page.
Surface misconceptions
Common errors roll up into a class misconception radar for the teacher to address directly.
See it in a real classroom
Maths OCR reads his handwritten solution to a linear equation; the mentor marks the exact first wrong step — a sign flip on line 3 — and asks a question that leads him to spot it himself. The equation is read aloud. His teacher’s misconception radar shows a third of the class makes the same error.
Why it matters: The wrong step found, not just the wrong answer — for him and for the whole class.
Who uses it, and for what
Students: Photo-a-sum, Socratic steps, equations read aloud.
Teachers: Misconception radar + multi-page paper check.
What makes it different
Socratic maths loop
Step-by-step questioning builds problem-solving skill instead of teaching students to copy worked solutions.
Equations read aloud
Spoken maths supports students who find dense notation a barrier, including younger learners.
Misconception radar
Teachers see which specific misconceptions are common across the class, so reteaching is precise.
Questions schools ask
Does it just show the worked solution?
No. It runs a Socratic loop, guiding one step at a time so the student reaches the answer themselves and builds real fluency.
How does the misconception radar help teachers?
It aggregates the errors students actually make into a class view, so a teacher can address a shared misconception once, for everyone.
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Edvation · Updated July 2026