A new AI-powered learning companion in Aveti MathLab, now available in both English and Odia.
One of the biggest challenges in mathematics is knowing what to do when you get stuck. A student may understand the concept, but a single confusing step can stop their progress. Traditionally, learners either wait for a teacher's help, guess an answer, or give up altogether.
Today, we're excited to introduce MathLab Tutor, a new feature designed to support students at the exact moment they need help—while still encouraging independent thinking and problem-solving.
Meet MathLab Tutor
MathLab Tutor is available directly inside MathLab exercises and mastery-based practice activities. Students can open the Tutor panel while working on a question and receive guidance without leaving the learning experience.
The Tutor is built around a simple idea:
Help students learn how to solve a problem, not just give them the answer.
Whether a student needs a quick reminder, a guided explanation, or additional practice, MathLab Tutor provides support in a way that promotes understanding and confidence.
Three Ways Tutor Supports Learning
1. Hints: Quick Guidance
For students who need a small nudge, the Hint feature provides the existing instructional hints already associated with a question.
These hints are carefully designed learning supports and remain available exactly as teachers and content creators intended.
Hints are useful when students need:
- A reminder of a formula
- A clue about the next step
- A prompt to think in the right direction
2. Explain: AI-Powered Tutoring
Sometimes students need more than a hint.
The Explain feature uses AI to provide step-by-step guidance tailored to the question being solved. Instead of revealing the final answer, the Tutor helps students reason through the problem and understand the process.
For example, if a student is solving a system of equations using substitution, the Tutor may guide them to:
- Identify which variable can be isolated
- Substitute the expression into the second equation
- Simplify the resulting equation
- Interpret the final solution
By encouraging students to think through each step, Explain helps build deeper conceptual understanding and stronger problem-solving skills.
3. Similar Questions: Extra Practice on Demand
Practice is one of the most effective ways to build mastery.
The Similar Question feature generates additional problems based on the same concept as the original exercise. Students can immediately apply what they have learned and reinforce their understanding through repetition and variation.
This is especially useful when:
- Students want extra practice before moving on
- Teachers want learners to strengthen a specific skill
- Students need more examples to gain confidence
Learning in English and Odia
Education is most effective when students can learn in a language they are comfortable using.
MathLab Tutor currently supports both English and Odia, allowing students to receive explanations, guidance, and learning support in the language that feels most natural to them.
With a simple language switch, learners can interact with the Tutor in either language and receive contextual help while working through math problems.
This bilingual capability is an important step toward making high-quality learning support accessible to more students across Odisha and beyond.
Why This Matters
Teachers work hard to provide personalized support, but every classroom has moments when students need help immediately.
MathLab Tutor extends that support by acting as an always-available learning companion. It helps students stay engaged, continue practicing, and develop the confidence to solve problems independently.
For teachers, it means:
- More opportunities for self-directed learning
- Better support during practice sessions
- Reduced frustration when students get stuck
- Additional reinforcement of key concepts
For students, it means:
- Help at the moment of need
- More confidence in solving problems
- Greater understanding of mathematical concepts
- Learning support in their preferred language
Available Now in MathLab
MathLab Tutor is now available within supported exercises and mastery-based practice activities.
We're excited to see how students use this new feature to explore, practice, and build stronger mathematical understanding—one question at a time.
If you're already using Aveti MathLab, try opening the Tutor panel during your next practice session and experience a new way to learn mathematics.