Thursday, 18 June 2015

WestEd gets $3 million contract to study Khan Academy’s effect on community college


WestEd gets $3 million contract to study Khan Academy’s effect on community college

The exquisite credentials and stature of the Khan Academy, the radical non-profit online educational organization established in 2006 by educator Salman Khan, which by 2013 was utilized by around 10 million students per month, and its micro lectures viewed over 458 millions times and is now going to be analyzed by the U.S. Department of Education, to check how effective it actually is in assisting students in community colleges succeed in math courses.

The research agency WestEd’s STEM partner program for the study, has been contract awarded a $3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education.

According to Steve Schneider, director of WestEd’s STEM program - Till date there has never been a stringent, large-scale adequacy study of Khan Academy, in community colleges or in K-12 settings.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/wested-gets-3-million-contract-study-khan-academyrsquos-effect-community-college-236.php

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