Geekie
How software that learns as it teaches is upgrading Brazilian education
Based in Sassaki's native Brazil-- a country where there are 51 million registered students but where only 20 percent of the population finish high school, five times greater than the global average -- Geekie has developed a personalised, dynamic digital learning system. The company claims it can achieved an average 30 percent improvement among students within just two months of use. process" of education. Instead of students having to adapt to certain tools -- text books, or lesson plans -- that might not be a natural fit for them, Geekie claims to help students find their own way, and follow a different sequence. When a student loads up the app, it asks them to complete an assessment that shows where they would rank in the National Admissions Exam, and where the gaps in their learning lie.The next challenge for Geekie is how to apply these lessons to the whole of Brazil and expand internationally.