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Homework Help Sites
- Best homework help directory BJPinchbeck.com *Est. $0
- Best reference site Infoplease Homework Center *Est. $0
- Best math help Math Forum *Est. $0
- Paid reference site Cosmeo *Est. $10
- Best online tutoring TutorVista *Est. $100
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Best math help
- Free
- Individual help
- Organized by grade level
- Easy to use
- Not all questions answered
- Few graphics
- Links to tutoring site
We found the best comparison reviews at The Wall Street Journal, which notes some limitations. Older reviews at Good Housekeeping and Education World praise the site's organization and comprehensive math help.
Reviewers recommend MathForum.org as the best website for help with math problems at all grade levels. Reviewers are particularly impressed with its "Ask Dr. Math" section, in which math-loving volunteers answer math questions from students of all grade levels. Experts find the site complete, easy to use and helpful for even the most difficult math problems. Email questions aren't always answered, but reviewers say the site already contains the answers to almost every problem. For immediate help, the site includes a prominent link to Tutor.com, but that tutoring site gets mixed reviews. Math Forum doesn't earn praise for aesthetics, and help is limited to math. For links to homework help on other subjects, reviewers also recommend BJPinchbeck.com.
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Starting with a sixth-grade geometry problem, this review compares Math Forum with four other sites, finding Math Forum satisfactory but not easy to navigate. Answers to individual email questions are limited to new questions that volunteers find interesting.
Review: Finding Online Homework Help for Kids, Peggy Edersheim Kalb, Oct. 25, 2007
2. Good HousekeepingDetails/Subscribe
Based on explorations of 50 homework help sites, Good Housekeeping recommends the Ask Dr. Math feature, saying "Any site that can lucidly explain old math, new math and new-new math deserves a prominent position on your bookmark list"
Review: The Latest Styles, and Tools, for School, Editors of Good Housekeeping
This older review gives the Dr. Math feature an A for organization and another for content, noting that most math questions have already been answered here.
Review: Ask Dr. Math, Editors of Education World.com, May 1996
