Society

The future of classrooms according to 5,000 virtual educators and students

78%

Of current models fail

The challenge

A ministry of education needed to evaluate 4 different pedagogical models for post-pandemic schooling. Real pilots would take 2 years and affect thousands of real students.

What we did

We built 5,000 digital beings: 3,500 students with different learning styles, attention spans and family contexts, plus 1,500 educators with different methodologies. We ran each model through a simulated school year.

Results

—78% of current pedagogical models fail in digital engagement
—The personalized hybrid model outperformed in-person in 34% of cases
—3 critical factors that predict dropout identified
—Pilot plan adopted in 12 schools based on the results

“We simulated a school year in an afternoon. What we learned would have taken a generation.”

Director of Educational Innovation

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