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Mindspark — adaptive learning in Indian schools

India · Ahmedabad · See the India profile

An adaptive learning system rigorously evaluated by MIT's J-PAL: students gained 2–2.5× the control group's progress in maths and language in ~4.5 months, with the weakest learners gaining the most.

2–2.5x
Relative learning gain vs control (~4.5 months)
~15 USD/student/month
Cost
Mindspark — adaptive learning in Indian schools

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Maturity
Established
Promoter
Educational Initiatives (Ei)
Keywords
India, Personalised learning & tutoring, adaptive learning, language, maths

Context

Mindspark, developed by Educational Initiatives, is an adaptive learning system that tailors maths and language content to each student's level, deployed in Indian schools including in Rajasthan and Delhi.

Objectives

The system aims to deliver personalised, equitable learning gains for students across the achievement spectrum, at low per-student cost.

Activities

MIT's J-PAL evaluated Mindspark through a randomised controlled trial comparing student progress in maths and language against a control group over roughly 4.5 months, at an estimated cost of around US$15 per student per month.

Results

Mindspark students gained roughly 2–2.5 times the progress of the control group in both maths and language. Gains were uniform across achievement levels, gender and wealth, with the weakest-performing students showing the largest improvements.

Conclusions

The evaluation describes Mindspark as one of the best-evidenced edtech interventions in the world and a model for equitable, evidence-based personalised learning, now deployed in government schools.

Implementation

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