I recently came across a set of features on Khan Academy that make it easy for parents to understand the progress made by their kids. These help track stats about the percentage of concepts from a particular grade mastered by the student, the amount of energy being expended by the student (
I assume this takes into account the time spent on practicing and watching videos), the list of concepts that are mastered, that are being practiced as well as concepts that are difficult for the student. The Mastery Challenges that involve getting a certain number of questions correct in a row determine mastery. All in all, this is the first online service I have seen that provides something that gives parents solid data about how their kids are faring.
As far as the kids are concerned, they love to watch their points and percentages go up. They also earn "badges", and just like stickers, these badges seem to be great motivators. :)
Here are some screenshots:
I assume this takes into account the time spent on practicing and watching videos), the list of concepts that are mastered, that are being practiced as well as concepts that are difficult for the student. The Mastery Challenges that involve getting a certain number of questions correct in a row determine mastery. All in all, this is the first online service I have seen that provides something that gives parents solid data about how their kids are faring.
As far as the kids are concerned, they love to watch their points and percentages go up. They also earn "badges", and just like stickers, these badges seem to be great motivators. :)
Here are some screenshots:
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