games with food, animals, toys, school objects, and more. At the start of a game, students choose their favorite character or color, which they see throughout the game. Lastly, students create their own avatar on the AI-Learners website, which they see during the game. Students can choose their own skin color, hair color, shirt, and accessories. As students play more games, they receive stars which they can use to unlock new avatar fea- tures to further customization.
math abilities. As students play more games, the difficulty level adapts to a student’s strengths, weaknesses, and current per- formance. Some days, students have a bad day and may need to play easier questions. Some days, students perform really well and can try harder questions. Thus, during each game, the AI-Learners algorithms adjust to a student’s game play and provide students with appropriate difficulty levels to ensure students are most effectively learning math. Additionally, since all games on a student’s account are already set to a student’s math level, parents and teachers do not need to select a math level for a student at the start of a game. Not only does this ensure that students are playing games at their math level, but now students can independently play games. Lastly, AI-Learners recommends games for students to play based on their disability and past performance. Games are clearly organized in sections: “picked for you,” “more games,” and “challenge yourself.” For example, if a student has played many addition word problems, but is struggling with mental math, then a game to help students practice addition mental math will appear in the “picked for you” section. The games in these sections change every few days to further personalize the learning experience for each student. ANALYTICS AI-Learners provides parents and educators with clear ana- lytics to help them gain a deep understanding of their student’s progress, strengths, and weaknesses. The analytics section is split into four sections: highlights, current progress, game play history, and topic guide. Each section features clear and inter- active graphics to provide caretakers with a plethora of infor- mation on their student’s mathematical abilities. The highlights section provides an overview of a student’s game play in the past week. Highlights include the number of questions a student has played, the amount of time a student played, a student’s overall accuracy in a math skill, and the va- riety of games a student practiced. Additionally, all math skills (e.g., counting, addition, etc.) are color-coded to clarify what skills a student has been practicing. Parents expressed that this page was their favorite due to the conciseness and clarity of graphics. For more information on a student’s progress, parents and educators can view the Current Progress tab. This page pro- vides interactive graphics displaying how a student’s math abilities have changed over time. A line chart shows the total questions, math level, and time spent playing over time. Filters for math skill, topics, and time duration are available for further customization. The page also provides details on a student’s strengths and weaknesses. Educators expressed that the Cur- rent Progress page was their favorite, as they could better un- derstand what additional support a student would need.
PERSONALIZATION
AI-Learners provides students with personalized learning experience to improve the effectiveness of the math games. Following the common saying, “if you’ve met one person with autism, then you’ve met one person with autism,” AI-Learners utilizes the powers of technology to create individualized learning experiences for each student and meet their complex needs. After a student has their own account, all games on the AI-Learners website are set to the student’s math level and game difficulty dynamically changes overtime. When a parent or educator creates an account, they enter initial information about a student, such as a student’s disability and approximate
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