K5 Math Practice. Free Pilot Proposal Jan -Jun Boost Confidence Increase Scores Get Ahead. Studypad, Inc.

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1 K5 Math Practice Boost Confidence Increase Scores Get Ahead Free Pilot Proposal Jan -Jun 2017 Studypad, Inc. 100 W El Camino Real, Ste 72 Mountain View, CA 94040

2 Table of Contents I. Splash Math Pilot Proposal 3 II. Splash Math Overview 4 III. Splash Math School Premium 5 IV. Proven Efficacy 11 Splash Math has benefited 42,000 K5 schools in US 2

3 I. Splash Math Pilot Proposal Splash Math is a fun and engaging math program for K-5 kids. Splash Math works on desktops, laptops, Chromebooks and ipads. Currently, over 15 Million students and teachers from 1 in 4 schools in US already use our products. We are offering a free pilot program to your school. The pilot is aimed at providing your school a free trial of all features of Splash Math with zero cost and zero commitment! Free Pilot till 30 June 2017 The pilot would include full access to all features of Splash Math School Premium valid till June 30, Some of the key features include: - Interactive math problems, standards-based curriculum for K through 5 - Teacher dashboard intuitive classroom and student reports - Easy to use administrator dashboard - Individual login and password for each student To ensure the success of the pilot, an account manager will help out with the implementation of the program. At the end of the pilot, the school can choose to purchase Splash Math for the rest of the school year if it fits into the curriculum requirements, student needs and budget. As the first step, we would set up accounts for all the teachers and students. 1. Name and of teachers 2. Number of students you wish to enroll 3. Name and of primary contact for school-wide reports (Principal, Math Coach, etc.) Contact Terms - The pilot needs to have a minimum of 5 teachers and/or 100 students. - No contract. No commitment of purchase required after pilot. 3

4 II. Splash Math Overview It s fun to learn to play the piano, to learn to play basketball, to learn to swim. Why can t it be fun to learn Math? With above as the primary vision, StudyPad, Inc. offers a suite of premier math apps and web-based products called Splash Math that are transforming the way children in grades K-5 learn and study math through highly engaging, visually appealing, interactive games. Splash Math reinforces key math skills with an interactive, self-paced, and adaptive format. It is a complete cross-platform learning system with the ability to generate a nearly unlimited number of problems, replacing static worksheets. Using Splash Math, children significantly increase confidence and competence while mastering key math skills through personalized math problems, motivational rewards, games, and visually appealing content, adapted to the right level for each individual child. Its proven effectiveness helps children approach math confidently and positively, and ultimately excel as they grow. The Splash Math Engine collects over 1 billion data points monthly to constantly generate new problems and continually improve the adaptive engine. Splash Math continues to challenge even those learners that are ready to move on. Kristi M., apple Apple Certified Educator Splash Math is loved so much, it s earned by students Tiffany Taylor, Teacher 4

5 III. Splash Math School Premium Splash Math is a personalized program that intelligently adapts to the way each student learns in order to help each student master key math skills. Splash Math covers all topics from Kindergarten through Grade 5 and is aligned to the curriculum. The program provides advanced analytics for educators to effectively use the program for regular practice, enrichment and intervention for students. The Splash Math program uses best-in-class technology and is accessible across multiple platforms: 1. a standalone ipad app that syncs student progress across devices 2. a web-version that is responsive and adapts to various screen sizes of PCs, Chromebooks, laptops, mobile devices, and tablets 5

6 Splash Math can be used in classrooms for blended learning, regular practice, assessments, or homework Children practice Splash Math on the standalone ipad app and via the webversion Teachers track individual student and classroom progress via the Teacher Dashboard on SplashMath.com School Administrators track and manage site usage and student progress via the Admin Dashboard on SplashMath.com 6

7 Splash Math Program Features for students Offline Access. Splash Math s ipad app can work seamlessly without the need for internet access, and syncs with the Splash Math cloud servers when connection is reestablished, enabling cross-platform usage Aligned to School Curriculum. Comprehensive alignment to math curriculum, with a modular build to easily align to state-specific standards to improve students scores on end-of-year school tests Dynamic Problem Sets. Math problems are dynamically generated through 2,500+ proprietary templates that replace static worksheets; each time a student revisits a skill, they are presented with different practice problems for virtually unlimited and unrepetitive practice Adaptive Questions. Adaptive and interactive features enable problem structure to increase in complexity with correct answers, and allows children to express concepts with relevant math symbols and vocabulary Multiple Themes. Splash Math offers multiple themes like jungle, ocean, space and candy to engage children as per their interest Engaging Games and Rewards. Pictures, sounds, and other appealing visuals help children recall underlying concepts. Coins collected through providing correct answers can be used to buy and collect animated pets, and multiple games like aquarium and jungle keep children engaged Gamification. Splash Math uses game mechanics to provide motivation to students and encourage them to complete specific topics Structured Assistance. Questions in Splash Math can be read aloud in a friendly voice to familiarize children with pronunciations of math vocabulary. Children can select to receive a hint, and each wrong answer is followed with the correct answer and explanation to reinforce the concepts learned. 7

8 Apps have various fun themes and interactive elements to create an engaging practice tool, and fun games and rewards to incentivize children to practice more Dashboards for teachers and administrators The Splash Math School Premium subscription program is used by teachers in more than 5,000 schools in the U.S. Splash Math is a convenient and effective way for teachers to assign in-class math problems and homework assignments for all the standards-aligned math concepts in grades K-5. In addition to all of the features described for the app alone, the School Premium subscription offers: Full access. Access to all grade levels through a single subscription, with multidevice access for students to pick up where they left off in their previous session, including at home, enabling teachers to use Splash Math as a homework tool 8

9 Teacher Dashboard. Teachers can follow student progress and monitor results for a whole classroom as well as for each student individually Parent progress reporting. Parents receive a login to access their student s dashboard at home and via the Parent Connect App in real-time, and can also receive reports from the teacher via Assignments. Teachers can assign practice content to individual students or to an entire class, and can monitor assignments completion. Assessments. Diagnostic and Progress Monitoring assessments that analyze proficiency and help the teacher to identify students requiring extra help Automatic roster provisioning. Via Clever, Office365, and EdElements for schools and districts Administrator Dashboard. Monitors site (school) usage, progress made by students at the school level, classroom level, etc. 9

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11 IV. Proven Efficacy Splash Math has been proven effective in improving student results in math when used consistently. A pilot study conducted by Strobel Consulting in the summer and fall of 2015 showed student gains to be statistically significant across all demographic groups. Key outcomes of the study include: Average gain of 7.5 percentile points for students using Splash Math over the 5-8 weeks of the pilot study Using Splash Math according to the minimum requirements resulted in significantly higher math gains (11.8% percentile points) than not meeting the requirements (0.4% percentile points) Significant learning gains demonstrated across different demographics: females and males, minorities and non-minorities, students receiving free/reduced lunch and those not, and students at various ability and grade levels As expected, students who participated in the pilot study for 8 weeks showed greater learning gains than those who participated in the 5 week pilot Students who used Splash Math consistently, increased their math percentile rank by 11.8% in a 8- week pilot efficacy study conducted by Strobel Consulting. 85% students were reported to develop stronger problem solving skills Percentile Rank Increase 0.4% 11.8% Low Implementers High Implementers While not statistically significant, Splash Math students tended to outperform non-splash Math students in topics measuring the students ability to solve word and reasoning problems In a follow-up survey, participating teachers expressed satisfaction with Splash Math 92% reported that students gained new skills and 77% saw a marked improvement in math performance 11

12 Quote from a 5 th grade teacher involved in the study: My students math skills have improved because they are motivated to practice math on their own. On the last topic test I gave, every one of my students passed with a C or better. We re a Title 1 school and that has not happened since I ve taught here! Built on a research-based Model Splash Math was built with an underlying focus on the A.R.C.S. research model created by Professor John Keller from Florida State University 1. Professor Keller found that Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction are the four key factors of instructional design that keep students highly engaged and motivated while stimulating and sustaining their desire to learn. Splash Math utilizes these four factors to motivate kids and generate proven results. Attention (Perceptual and inquiry arousal and variability): Splash Math offers visually appealing themes designed specifically for each grade level that keep students engaged. With over 2,500 problem templates, students are constantly stimulated to keep them from losing attention, unlike repetitive, static worksheets. An unlimited number of problems can be generated that keeps students wanting to practice more math through visually appealing content, constant animation, and engaging storylines. Relevance (Goal orientation, motive matching, and familiarity): The Splash Math adaptive engine and dynamic problem generator offers a self-paced learning platform. Each problem adapts to the student s skill level and increases in complexity with correct answers. Diagnostic assessments create a targeted learning plan for each user with adaptive algorithms and customized delivery of questions. Confidence (Learning requirements, success opportunities, and personal control): Through Common Core aligned curriculum, students master each concept by recalling underlying concepts that intelligently adapt to the way each student learns. 80% of kids have reported improved confidence in their math abilities. 1 Keller, John M. Motivational Design for Learning and Performance: The ARCS Model Approach. New York: Springer,

13 Step-By-Step Problems to Ensure Conceptual Understanding and Competence Recall underlying concepts using Express concepts with relevant 1 pictures, manipulatives 2 symbols, vocabulary 3 Questions based on application of procedures Satisfaction (Intrinsic reinforcement, extrinsic rewards, and equity): Splash Math offers motivational rewards through games and interactive storylines. Students can compete with classmates and collect rewards that keep them motivated to provide correct answers. This satisfaction in results drives increased retention rates and keeps students engaged and challenged. For Queries Contact Studypad, Inc. 100 W El Camino Real, Ste 72 Mountain View, CA