{"id":8980,"date":"2022-07-29T16:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T16:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whizz-com.stackstaging.com\/whizz-education-shortlisted-for-learning-technologies-award\/"},"modified":"2022-09-20T16:43:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:43:26","slug":"whizz-education-shortlisted-for-learning-technologies-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whizz.com\/en-us\/blog\/whizz-education-shortlisted-for-learning-technologies-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Whizz Education Shortlisted for Learning Technologies Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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17 November 2021: <\/i>Whizz Education has been shortlisted for a Learning Technologies Award for the Best learning technologies project \u2013 public\/non-profit sector for the company\u2019s work to elevate the learning of students in rural Kenya to international standards in math.<\/p>\n

Project iMlango was established in May 2015 as part of the Girls\u2019 Education Challenge, launched by DFID to afford the world\u2019s poorest girls an opportunity to improve their lives through education. iMlango is a ground-breaking partnership between public and private sector organisations, operating in schools in four counties across Kenya: Uasin Gishu, Kilifi, Kajiado and Makueni.<\/p>\n

Svetlana Tarassova, Global Strategic Partnerships Director explains: \u201cWhizz Education has had responsibility both for delivering learning outcomes in math and for building capacity of key education stakeholders to achieve success and has both trained and supported over 3,000 teachers in 205 rural schools to implement ICT, reaching over 100,000 students, many of whom have been marginalised by issues related to poverty.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of Project iMlango, schools have access to a range of planning, support and training services in addition to resources including the award-winning Math-Whizz virtual tutoring program. This included upskilling teachers plus the development and introduction of a bilingual version of Math-Whizz that allows students to experience lessons in either English or Kiswahili, depending on their needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe course correction model we employed through our experienced education success partners has determined an approach to working with data whereby it is reviewed in real-time, paired with in-field observations, and used to drive continuous improvement through targeted, measurable actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Math-Whizz virtual tutor itself, is a digital learning service that simulates the most effective instructional behaviors of a human tutor. While not designed to replace one-to-one human interaction, it offers teachers and students support, providing content which adapts to different levels of attainment and pace of learning. Math-Whizz uses powerful AI to build a completely personalized plan for each child, and then continues to tailor it as they complete lessons. Continuous assessments and data mining offer insight to teachers, enabling improved learning efficiency and math fluency.<\/p>\n

Tarassova continues: \u201cThe project demonstrated that with the right implementation, planning, support and technology, students in resource-constrained environments such as iMlango can expect to enjoy learning progress comparable with students in more developed contexts. We are now proud that our sustained effort in Kenya to improve learning outcomes has been recognized through this prestigious Learning Technologies award nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n

1.5 million children around the world have now benefited from using the Math-Whizz virtual tutor.  Research conducted with over 12,000 students and verified by independent experts, demonstrates that children who learn with Math-Whizz Tutor for 45-60 minutes a week increase their Math Age by an average of 18 months in their first year.<\/p>\n

The final winners of the https:\/\/www.learningtechnologies.co.uk\/ <\/a>will be announced at a ceremony to be held on 17 November 2021 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, London.<\/p>\n

For further information please see: www.whizz.com\/schools<\/a><\/p>\n

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About Whizz Education<\/p>\n

Since 2004, our team has pioneered the use of adaptive learning technology to raise standards in math.  The result is that we have developed a quality, award-winning, live tutoring experience that results in measurable gains.<\/p>\n

Suitable for children aged 5-13 years, our virtual tutor Math-Whizz if used for an average of 60 minutes per week, can improve \u201cMath Age\u201d by more than 18months in the first year of use.<\/p>\n

Math-Whizz can also help ease the burden for teachers by providing >1,250 pre-prepared lesson plans, ensuring tailored learning gains can be delivered for children with a range of abilities.  Interactive games, lessons, and exercises reward effort so children can understand math at their own pace and love it too.<\/p>\n

For further information please see: www.whizz.com\/schools<\/a><\/p>\n

For further information \/ high resolution images contact:<\/p>\n

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Grapevine PR Ltd
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