In the build-up to the end of year studying frenzy, the Studyit website registered almost 7000 unique visitors for the first week in November alone!
Designed to help senior maths and science students, the climb in numbers has been nothing short of meteoric. In the six months since going live in April 2004, the site’s unique visitor figures have increased by more than 1,000 percent to 8,300 visitors for the month of September.
Registered user numbers are strong with approximately 2,800 students regularly logging on to the site.
Time spent on the site is also impressive with over 65 percent of visitors spending more than two minutes on the site, and six percent spending an hour or more using the online learning revision and Q&A resource.
Peak usage of the site is on weekdays around 8 pm and 2 pm on weekends.
Project manager for the Studyit site Ashley Blair is delighted with the students’ response to the innovative and unique website.
“This medium is giving them the kind of support they are looking for,” he says.
Ashley says teachers have also responded enthusiastically to the website.
“Heads of maths and science departments have given really positive feedback and are finding it a useful resource for all year round, not just at exam time,” he says.
The Ministry of Education’s Digital Opportunities Project Manager, Garry Falloon says Studyit’s success so far is very gratifying, and can be linked to the hard work of the expert teachers, the project staff, and the quality of the information students are provided.
Studyit website address www.studyit.org.nz
