King Charles I High School, Kidderminster

King Charles I High School, Kidderminster used software for one year with students whose ability ranged from A to F grade.
A control group of students did not use the software. The results were published in a report in September 1997.

Performance compared to teacher's predicted grade:

'When it came to GCSE there is no doubt that students who used the software outperformed those who did not. The school is now anxious to buy more computers so that more students can use the SAM Learning Method'.

Gary Keany
Author of the Report

Dixons City Technology College, Bradford

Dixons City Technology College, Bradford has been using the SAM Learning Method for 2 years and have seen GCSE grades improve dramatically. One class at a time used SAM software at the end of studying a topic and this allowed students to apply their knowledge to real problems in the form of past exam questions. Answering against the clock helped them to improve examination skills. The process of comparing their answers with model answers given in the software helped them to understand exactly what the examiner is looking for. Students used the grade monitoring system to identify areas of strength and weakness so they knew where to concentrate their efforts.

'The percentage of our students achieving 5 or more A-C grades at GCSE has gone up by 19% over the last 2 years. Using the SAM Learning Method has helped us to achieve this.'

John Lewis OBE MA MSc
Principal, Dixons City Technology College, Bradford