Major Maths

The team at MajorMaths comprise of passionate educators with a mission to show students the joy of learning Maths and helping them attain the scores they want at any level. Across the spectrum, we have worked alongside students that struggle with Maths (not due to their ability but knowledge gaps in their foundation) to students who wish to further challenge themselves with advanced and interesting concepts. The MajorMaths team has helped prepare students for their exams and improving their grades at school. Adopting the intuitive and well established CPA method has seen great popularity and success from families throughout Hong Kong and Singapore. CPA Method The CPA Approach Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract (CPA) is a highly effective approach to teaching that develops a deep and sustainable understanding of maths in pupils. Often referred to as the concrete, representational, abstract framework, CPA was developed by American psychologist Jerome Bruner. It is an essential technique within the Singapore method of teaching maths for mastery. Overview An essential technique of maths mastery that builds on a child’s existing understanding A highly effective framework for progressing pupils to abstract concepts like fractions Involves concrete materials and pictorial/representational diagrams Based on research by psychologist Jerome Bruner Along with bar modelling and number bonds, it is an essential maths mastery strategy