Khan Academy Mathematics Grades 1-2

Khan Academy

Evaluation report

Use Case

Personalized Adaptive Learning

Subject

Mathematics

Grades

1-2

Language of Instruction

English

Content Quality

Valuable

PEDAGOGICAL ALIGNMENT

Exemplary

TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN

Exemplary

Teachers and learners can be assured of the correctness of the content.
Learners will likely be able to learn independently as much as possible.
The video content is very well scaffolded and enables the learner to understand the concept from the basics.
Practice questions have exemplary feedback quality, scaffolding in terms of hints, and remedial content. These provide learners an effective platform to practice various concepts.
The course challenge offered at the beginning provides an excellent chance for learners to identify strengths and weaknesses. Learners can effectively plan the topics where they wish to spend more time.
Learners will likely stay motivated to continue their learning journeys due to the various features of the product.
The product has a high potential to be used by teachers effectively to identify the learning needs of different students and support them appropriately.
The intuitive technology and design make it easy for any new learners or institutions to adopt the product.
The product is excellent at following universal design principles. It addresses the needs of diverse learners and hence makes it inclusive for a variety of learners.

Students in an Indian context, especially from backgrounds where they may not be exposed to English in their day-to-day lives, might find it difficult to relate the accent and tone of the videos and the pace of the videos. This becomes especially difficult for grade 1-2 students.
The lack of sufficient real-life context and scenarios might deprive learners of the logical connections of mathematics to their everyday life, if they are using this product as their only learning platform.
The lack of opportunity for experimentation, interactive activities or mathematical tools for problem solving make the product less effective in helping learners make meaning of the content and explore various possibilities on their own. This might lead to a good fluency in procedural mathematical skills while missing out on deeper connections and conceptual understanding.
Some videos are long. The consistent chalk-talk video format is likely to lead to low engagement. Learners from Grades 1-2 especially need more stories, animations and an effective use of multimedia elements to keep them engaged.