Ed-Tech have ensured quality learning at a very large scale
Training and coaching for higher education in India was initially available only to those who are rich. A handful of institutes would teach a handful of students. Access to quality learning is still limited to a few. But, in a country as vast as India, the best solution to your problem may not always be in your geographical vicinity. Ed-tech products have proved to be a game-changer in this regard. Today, a single high quality ed-tech product have a significant impact on the learning outcomes for lakhs of students in the country, irrespective of their level of ability or access.
Parents and Teachers can learn more about the students through Ed-tech application tools.
We grow up mostly around our parents and teachers in India. We are all pretty good at keeping a poker face when they ask us questions around our studies or results. We became awesome at convincing them how much we learnt in a 2-hour Physics lecture when all we probably did was day-dream! Parents and teachers are aware of student’s day-to-day activities and even specific strengths and weaknesses due to Ed-tech application tools.
Hard work can be complimented with smart work
No one is denying the significance of hard work but hard work is not the only one element. It is important to work smart and reap maximum benefits out of the effort put in. Ed-tech platforms use intelligent data and actionable analytics to understand how students are performing. NewBright Academy takes a deep dive into student performance across practice and tests. This provides information that can pinpoint exact student weaknesses around accuracy, speed, time, stamina and other crucial metrics. It is like the cheat code that children search for while playing games. Once they have the cheat code they know it’s easier to complete the game.
Ed-tech gamifies learning to build the interest of students
Believe it or not, barter still exists in education. Most students will relate to the sentence, “I’ll buy you a mobile phone you’ve been craving for if you score 90 percent in your final exam.” Ed-tech imbibes a similar give-take approach towards drawing out much needed time and effort towards learning, only virtually.
Today’s generation is too much obsessed with Candy Crush and Clash of Clans. Hence, what could be a better way to reach out to them than gamification of education. Rewarding students for their performance has worked as an age-old tactic. However, the exciting part is to make the students prepare for some of the toughest examinations. For instance, Eduisfun gives an enhanced gamified learning experience. Mindhour is another online platform that helps students practice, play and progress in Maths and Science.
Analytics and data help create more transparency and showcase real teaching and build talents in the country
The game changer in the coming years will be ‘valuable insights’. For students ‘valuable insights’ are the key performance metrics that will help them improve their scores. whereas for teachers, it will give a clear indication on what the weak links are. Teachers will be able to cover gaps in a student’s consumption of knowledge by providing relevant and accurate information at the right time. Increasing transparency in the delivery and consumption of education help to bring out their potential to the maximum.
Huge scope of improvement in a short span of time
Students preparing on online platforms have seen a visible improvement in their overall performance and engagement with their studies. Parents and teachers can encourage students to supplement their tuitions and studies with interactive and adaptive online learning since they can see visible improvement in performance. New Bright Academy has launched Monthly Test Report Card to evaluate their performance. Students across all levels of ability have actually improved their scores by 26 percent on an average after taking just 1 test!
Ed -Tech Startups can clear your doubts & provide Expert guidance
In a country with over 1 billion individuals & with teacher student ratios of up to 1:1000 in some parts of India. Students find it exceedingly difficult to get clarity on questions and concepts that are bringing their scores down. Ed-tech platforms help student communities solve each other’s doubts and even have experts to guide students with their difficulties.
Ed-Tech Startups provide real time updates to improve the performance.
The Stone Age is long gone and brick and mortar style of providing information to students is a thing of the past. In today’s fast moving and quick paced world, the way people consume information has completely changed. From application forms, news updates, exam timelines everything is uploaded online. Students tend to get lost in the pile of information that is now available. Online ed-tech platforms bring to the table real time and segmented updates relevant to each student at the right time. It’s not about content it’s all about context.
Ed-Tech Companies can create quality content
While practicing questions, students need to keep in mind the exam that they are appearing for. One cannot practice for a sprint and run a marathon; it has to be in sync. Thanks to technology, content and tests now get updated real time. The quality of content too has improved drastically with ed-tech start-ups engaging high quality faculty and some of the best young talent. They create and review study materials for day-to-day consumption.
The growth of Edtech can increase the penetration of internet in rural areas.
Education is the one true meritocracy in a country like India. While the government is keen on increasing Internet penetration in India. The real growth of a country will only happen when every ‘Indiavidual’ will have access to quality education. Ed-tech will drive the need for Internet in every nook and corner of the country. Education is at a stage of transformation and is changing like never before. Edtech start-ups are championing the cause of access, quality and performance.
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