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Bestarion developed an e-learning platform to deliver personalized, adaptive learning applications that are able to raise math scores for 90% of users.<\/p>\n
Customer Q is a provider of smart learning solutions for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) courses in the United States. It helps students master critical STEM skills, preparing them for colleges and future careers. Our customer specializes in personalized, adaptive applications under a step-by-step approach. However, the company had difficulties in delivering its innovative solutions to schools and students. Bestarion has been working with our customer to build a web-based platform in order to deliver those applications and enhance the data management capability.<\/p>\n
Customer Q is a US-based start-up with a vision of helping 24 million American students master STEM subjects, enabling them to achieve their career goals. The founding team at customer Q has experience in building and leading successful start-up companies. Its management and board of directors have more than 100 years of combined experience in delivering award-winning math and science education products to students, as well as successful delivery of complex software solutions.<\/p>\n
STEM subjects are essential to students\u2019 ability to succeed in technology-related courses and careers. However, many students find them rather challenging, especially math. It is estimated that 70% of incoming community college students are unqualified for college-level work and have to take developmental courses. Student must pass these courses before they can take other college-level courses. However, there are several major drawbacks of developmental courses as follows.<\/p>\n
Customer Q\u2019s StepWise Virtual Tutor, an A.I.-based learning system that utilizes step-by-step tutoring and assessment, represents an effective alternative to such developmental courses.<\/p>\n
However, it needed to provide easy and convenient access to the programs for thousands of schools along with hundreds of thousands of students.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the company previously utilized Excel with macros to handle the task of data management. This method came with many inherent limitations and could not facilitate further feature expansion and enhancement. Hence, a centrally managed database was also desirable.<\/p>\n
Bestarion has developed an e-learning platform to deliver Customer Q\u2019s programs to schools and students, and to manage all data about schools, students, and results.<\/p>\n
The system includes 3 components: the testing and practicing pages for students, the Administration Dashboard for Schools, and the Administration Dashboard for Customer Q.<\/p>\n
Students whose schools are clients of Customer Q have access to those programs online and enjoy the full benefit of personalized, adaptive StepWise technology.<\/p>\n
Schools have access to and can monitor the results and progresses of their students. They can also administer the practice tests for their students.<\/p>\n
Customer Q\u2019s staff can control which schools are included in the systems as well as manage the test data of all students.<\/p>\n
Our web-based platform does not include Flash and requires no other plugins. Especially, it integrates easily with other electronic learning platforms such as Agilix, Canvas, Blackboard, and Moodle. And hence it is not a standalone solution only but can be an integral part of a whole eLearning system for education institutions.<\/p>\n
Core technologies used for this e-learning platform: Ruby on Rails, Angular.Js, Backbone.Js<\/p>\n
Customer Q\u2019s math preparation programs have helped students achieve higher scores and hence reduce the time and money needed for developmental courses, or even jump directly to college ready level without the need for developmental courses.<\/p>\n
As a start-up, Customer Q has received several awards and recognition, such as \u201cThe most Promising IT & Web Company\u201d by Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, \u201cPlatinum Rating\u201d in Social Impact by GIIRS Ratings, \u201cThe most promising Start-up\u201d by the Book Expo America 2015, \u201cTop 50 Austin\u2019s start-up to watch in 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n