Case Study: Barnsley College Doubles GCSE Maths Engagement with ThingLink

Barnsley College doubles GCSE maths engagement with ThingLink, boosting nuggets completed from 1,092 to 5,455

Barnsley College, a further education college in England, faced a significant challenge with student engagement in GCSE maths, particularly during the post-exam period. Student motivation and attendance historically dropped, and the existing online learning platform was viewed as tedious and unengaging due to its cumbersome interface. The college needed a way to make maths feel immersive and purposeful.

The solution was implemented using ThingLink. A teacher built a fully interactive virtual street with ThingLink, allowing students to apply maths concepts in a simulated, real-world setting. This approach doubled engagement; the number of learning modules completed by active learners increased from 1,092 to 5,455, and the average time spent on the platform per learner also doubled. ThingLink provided an intuitive, game-like environment that required little training and successfully consolidated fragmented topics into a unified context.

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