Mindspark


Mindspark is an adaptive-learning program built by Educational Initiatives, a private company based out of Ahmedabad, India. It is a cloud-based application that can run on computers, tablets, mobile phones and allows users to connect to Mindspark servers via a web browser.
Mindspark is currently available in Gujarati, Hindi and English languages. It is used by the majority of students online, although some schools use the software offline due to internet connectivity issues. Mindspark is used by children in India, UAE, and the United States. 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.

Philosophy

Mindspark was envisaged as a self-learning tool that would not require constant supervision of a teacher. It is based on the constructivism theory of learning, and strategies like gamification and behaviourism.

Results

Mindspark currently has an annual usage of around 80,000 students across India. Mindspark remediates misconceptions identified through 10 years of ASSET tests with more than 2 million answer data points per day. An independent impact evaluation of Mindspark by a third party was done for two consecutive years, which showed an impact of 0.19 standard deviations.
In a 2017 study over four and a half months, pupils in language and maths had achieved progress comparable or better compared to other similar education studies in poor countries, while also reducing cost.