Mindspark

Mindspark is a cloud based application for adaptive learning,[2] developed by Educational Initiatives, an Indian Education firm.

Not to be confused with MindSpark.
Mindspark- Online Adaptive Maths
FoundedJuly 2009 (2009-07)
FounderSridhar Rajagopalan
Location
ServicesE-learning, Education
MethodConstructivism, Behaviourism, Misconception based remediation
Official languages
English, Hindi, Gujarati
OwnerSridhar Rajagopalan, founder and Managing Director
Parent organisation
Educational Initiatives
Employees
350+[1]
Websitewww.mindspark.in

Mindspark is currently available in English, Gujarati, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada and Urdu languages. Mindspark has been used by children in India, and by a few students in the UAE and the United States.[3] Besides products for schools, Mindspark is also available for sale to individuals through its retail platform.

History

The development of Mindspark started in 2009. Bangalore, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad were the first major areas of product development. Mindspark during startup was sold to private schools. Later, Mindspark services were extended to Delhi in the slums as part of the Mindspark Centers Project.[4]

Results

Mindspark currently has an annual usage of around 80,000 students across India. [5][6] Mindspark remediates misconceptions identified through 10 years of ASSET tests with more than 2 million answer data points per day.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Educational Initiatives at Glassdoor".
  2. "MINDSPARK innovative computer based self-learning programme for Maths". India Infoline News Service, Mumbai. IIFL. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  3. "Indian Mindspark to help US students learn maths". The Economic Times. The Times of India. Apr 15, 2011. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  4. Kumar, Karan (June 4, 2013). "Mindspark Learning Centres – Blending Technology with Tradition to Remedy Learning Gaps". Central Square Foundation. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  5. "Sparking a change: Mindspark | Tehelka". Tehelka. 2013-08-15. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  6. "Sparking a change: Mindspark". YouTube. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  7. "Making a difference in education through personalized learning". Livemint. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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