Simbulus, Inc. — Department of Education SBIR Phase I: edIES15R0005

Simbulus, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Education.

Amount
$150,000
Agency
Department of Education
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
edIES15R0005
Solicitation
edIES17R0005
NAICS
Place of performance
CA
Period
2017-05-01 → 2017-11-01

Description

In prior research and development, the project team developed Woot Math, a web- and app-based mathematics intervention for algebra. With this Phase I funding, the team will develop and test a prototype of Woot Math Polls, an interactive formative assessment platform to facilitate teachers' real-time decision-making while students use Woot Math in the classroom. The prototype will allow teachers to create, customize, and remix materials as Open Educational Resources to be shared with other teachers using the intervention. At the end of Phase I in a pilot study with six algebra teachers, the researchers will examine whether the prototype functions as planned, and whether teachers believe that the full product concept could be implemented and could have potential for improving student outcomes.