Tech drives efficient education change in UK
Educational institutions that use analytics are able to measure performance as well as shaping the student’s educational experience overall. This often involves using predictive analytics to make sure that the efficiency in the classroom is maintained at a maximum.
Smart textbooks
By fuelling smart textbooks that can adjust to a learner’s speed, the classroom could be much more efficient overall. Previously, tests and various other assessments were the only way to find out whether or not a student has read an assigned material or not, which could leave it too late for students who were struggling to catch up.
The new breed of electronic textbooks help to take a different approach as they help a student to master material. Devices like this can easily talk to students while also helping to coach them on the most effective way to read the material based on their overall reading speed. Of course, by personalising the learning experience, it’s then possible to make sure that everyone is given the best experience.
As an example, the Tej Kohli Foundation has already done so much to try and make sure that students are given opportunities to excel. When you look at how far tech has come, it’s not hard to see why so many people are making investments in the educational sector.
Personalising the learning experience
By personalising learning, children are able to get a much better educational experience overall. If a class has 20 children, then the teacher will then try and find a balance which addresses the fastest and the slowest learners. By using things like electronic textbooks, teachers can then work hard to personalise the learning experience for each child.
Pain points
Social media can easily be used to try and unearth national or even local trends that relate to the curricula overall. In particular, pain points that relate to subjects or even educational initiatives can easily be discerned through sentiment analysis and this can be used to inform programs moving forward.
Classroom
If classroom engagement is able to increase electronically, then this would benefit the educational sector. When a teacher asks a question in person, only one person is able to answer at a time. Many teachers are now adopting an interactive response, and this means that everyone can answer at the same time. The data can then try and find out which students are most engaged, and they can also find out if there are any topics which students are struggling with.
Engagement
Online learning programs and even electronic textbooks can easily measure a student’s total engagement. A lot of this comes down to how fast they read, how fast they put down their answers and if they are able to write something down without long pauses between keystrokes. If there is a long pause, then this shows that the student was distracted or that they have not fully mastered the concept yet.