The Need for Personalized Adaptive Learning Solution – Because One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Personalized adaptive learning is emerging as a crucial concept to address the diverse and unique learning needs of individuals. In classroom settings, where teaching is a one-to-many approach, the challenge lies in the difficulty for teachers to tailor their teaching to suit the distinctive learning needs of each student. This limitation contributes to the emergence of learning gaps, stemming from factors such as irregularities in schools, student hesitancy to ask questions, language gaps, and more. 

The Rise of Personalized Adaptive Learning

The Rise of PAL is increasing because of shared awareness within the education system regarding the pervasive learning gaps. While traditional methods, such as in-person teaching and tuition after school, have been utilized for years to achieve this, there is still a gap.  

PAL enables Language Learning and fundamental Literacy and Numeracy and helps achieve NIPUN, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, PM e-vidya, PM SHRI, and India’s UN SDG 4 goals. 

Personalized adaptive learning is gaining popularity due to its ability to meet the unique pace and comprehension levels of each learner.  The concept of personalized adaptive learning is rising and is the need of the hour because it emphasizes assessing student’s current learning levels, identifying gaps in their understanding, and determining what they need to learn to bridge those gaps. 

How can Personalized Adaptive Learning Solutions be used to reduce the learning gap among students?

“You can do it before the lesson, you can do it during the lesson, you can do it after the lesson and you can do it for children who have never been in schools, said Asyia Kazmi, the Global Education Policy Lead at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”

• Before the Lesson: Teachers can use adaptive learning solutions to prepare students before the lesson, enabling them to cultivate a solid foundational understanding of the topic. This proves particularly beneficial during the actual teaching session, as students can then focus on the material, ask questions without hesitation, and engage more effectively.
• During the lesson: During classroom teaching, PAL can be used by students under the guidance of their teachers. This approach minimizes the overall teaching burden on teachers. Instead, an optimal strategy involves students independently navigating through topics, taking assessments, and seeking assistance from teachers when they face challenges in comprehension. Alternatively, the class time can be split into 30-minute and 15-minute segments. During the initial 30 minutes, students can engage in PAL, while the remaining 15 minutes can be dedicated to targeted instruction and guidance from teachers on the specific topic.
• After the lesson: PAL solution can also be given to students in the absence of teachers. To support student learning when teachers are occupied, students can engage in self-directed exercises. Alternatively, teachers assign exercises like homework, subsequently to assess their learning and progress. Through this teachers can gauge their learning levels, identify strengths and weaknesses, and tailor their teaching as per individual understanding.

Apart from this, PAL is an ideal solution for students who have either never attended school or dropped out, as it facilitates the bridging of knowledge gaps that may have accumulated in previous years. Students, without any hesitation or judgements, can use PAL to efficiently address and overcome their learning gap on an individual basis.

Is there an existing personalized adaptive solution that is already helping students overcome their learning gaps?

Yes, iPrep PAL by iDream Education given to more than 1.05L students of grade 11th and 12th by the Department of Education Haryana have improved the learning level of students to 44% percentage in 4 months across 3 subjects Business Studies, Geography and Economics.

What is iPrep PAL?

iPrep PAL is a structured app designed as per the EdTech Tulna Framework to assess students’ current learning levels and provide personalized guidance for them to attain grade-level proficiency. It can be given on tablets, notebooks, and mobile for classes 3rd to 12th all subjects in both English and Hindi medium. 

What does iPrep PAL offer?

It offers a diagnostic test for each chapter, followed by a personalized learning path for each student according to their current learning level. A combination of practice questions, along with constructive feedback, and remedial video content, guides students in addressing their learning gap. This comprehensive approach empowers students to grasp each topic thoroughly, bridging any historical gaps in understanding and enabling them to attain grade-level learning outcomes.

What makes the iPrep PAL Solution distinctive?

iPrep PAL is designed to meet individual learning needs and foster a positive learning environment for all students. 

• iPrep PAL addresses individual learning needs and bridges historical gaps in students’ knowledge.
• The PAL solution by iDream Education meets the unique pace and comprehension levels of each learner enabling a non-judgmental environment. With this students can focus on mastering concepts they may have previously struggled with or have skipped learning. 
• iPrep PAL Solution eliminates comparisons between students fostering a positive learning environment.

Witness the Impact of iPrep Pal in Action

Presently, more than 150,000 students in Grades 11th and 12th in Haryana are using iPrep PAL for 4 subjects that is Geography, Business, Economics, and Accountancy. It is given as part of the PAL initiative under the e-Adhigam program by the Department of Education in Haryana. 

The continuous use of iPrep PAL is showing positive results. It enables clearer grasp of foundational topics as per their individual learning levels. Usage data from the PAL initiative is demonstrating progressive outcomes, with students in Business, Economics, and Geography subjects exhibiting an average improvement of 44% as they transition from foundational learning to achieving proficiency at the grade level.

iPrep PAL Solution is on NEAT

iPrep PAL, a personalized and adaptive learning solution, is also listed on NEAT. NEAT is the initiative by the Ministry of Education (MoE) to establish a national alliance with EdTech companies through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. 

If in case you would like to know about iPrep PAL, a personalized adaptive learning solution, visit our website, www.idreameducation.org, or write to us at [email protected]