Objective
The objective of this project is to help students evaluate their preparedness for entrance exams and help with self-assessment, leveraging data to enable a better understanding of self, effective study habits, and strategize their efforts for realistic goals.
Outcome
Study Menti is a self-assessment app, that empowers students to prepare for competitive entrance exams. Through personalized assessments and adaptive learning, the app pinpoints each student's strengths and weaknesses, creating a customized learning path with targeted practice questions, and insightful video lectures. Track progress, stay motivated with gamified challenges, and connect with a supportive community of peers and mentors
Cooked in
July -August 2018
8 weeks
My Role
Product Designer
Partner(s)
Bhagyashree Khinnavar, Dnyaneshwar Muley , Ketan Shimpi, Pooja Shandilya, Sarthak Rohilla, and Vishnu
In India, every year 5 million students appear for entrance exams.
Coaching classes
The lack of an education system, mandatory entrance exams, and immense competition have resulted in the emergence of numerous entrance coaching classes.
Coaching classes target more no. of student selection rather than actual learning. The entrance Exam Preparation or Coaching Industry in India is estimated to be 70,000 Crores ($10 Billion) in 2017.
In coaching classes, students with different learning abilities and grasping power are forced into one hard and rigorous regime leaving them burdened and under high pressure.
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How can a student self-assess their preparedness before an entrance exam?
Student Survey
We conducted quantitative and qualitative research to understand the entrance exam preparation approach and find out what are the major factor the students need to prepare for their exam.
Research Methodology
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Contextual Enquiry with Educator Experts
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Qualitative Personal Interviews with 20 Respondents
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Quantitative Online Survey with 100 Respondents.
User Segment (Age 17 -28)
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Students preparing for the Entrance Exam for Bachelors
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Degree, Master’s Degree,
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Govt. Jobs
Persona
Monica
Age 18
Preparing for JEE
" I believe smart work is as important as hard work to clear an exam"
Goals
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Clear the entrance exam with a good rank
Behavior
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Want to get into her desired college
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Believes that self-study is the most effective method of preparation
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Scoring well in mock tests gives her confidence about her preparedness for the exam
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Feels talking to peers and people who have already appeared in exams is helpful to get the gist of the exam
Frustrations
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She is not able to identify the topics on which she needs to put more effort
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She feels unsure of her progress due to a lack of feedback
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She is not able to manage her time properly during exam preparation due to the vast syllabus
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A large amount of time gets wasted in searching for complete study material online and offline
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Unavailability of occasional guidance for clearing doubts
User Journey
Actionable Insights
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How can students be confident in their preparations before an entrance exam?
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How can students find the right study material specific to my requirements?
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How can students strategize to prepare for my entrance exam?
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How can students get proper guidance to clear their doubts?
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How can students stay updated on the exams without attracting distractions?
Technology Support
Formative Assessment
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It is a set of formal and informal tests where students get real-time feedback throughout their course.
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With AI we can collect various types of data with the test and generate analytics on student's learning patterns, applications, and weak areas.
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Giving a picture of how a student would best learn and perform.
Adaptive Learning
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An educational method that uses computer algorithms to orchestrate the interaction with the learner to
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deliver customized resources
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Learning activities to address the unique needs of each learner.
How will it work?
Study Menti will allow the student to prepare for their exam by giving the test on our platform, which is backed by formative assessment and adaptive learning. The system will use a machine learning program to accurately depict students' shortcomings and use their learning styles through repeated tests. The platform can estimate the score prediction of users based on the previous year's exam pattern and other results of the user on the app. Resources will be sent to the user based on their low-score subject and high-score subject.
1. Test
The cycle of testing, analysis, and improving again & again.
2. Resources
Providing Targeted study Material best for users.
4, User profile
Generating Cognitive Profile using analytics & learning patterns,
3. Score Prediction
Get score prediction based on your performance
Design
Onboarding
Understanding user goals
Test
Test
Resources
Dashboard
Gives clear measurable evaluation of the student's strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of improvement towards their academic goal.
The AI based score predictor gives a realistic approximation of their entrance ranking so that students are mentally prepared.
Community
Learnings
Gamifying the app with interactive charts, streak badges, and other visualized progress tracks is crucial for maintaining high levels of engagement and learning.
The app should strike a balance between AI-personalized recommendations and offering students sufficient user control over their learning journey.
Limiation
This app's target audience is limited to students who overlap their preparation for two entrance exams. Collaboration with subject matter experts remains crucial to ensure the quality of the content.
