FOR the past two years, e-learning service provider Quipper has been in the forefront of advancing the learning level of Filipino students through tools employing information and communications technology. It has also helped teachers use instruction methods that inspire students to learn even their most disliked subjects.
Its entry into the education business in 2014 has been timely, helping the Department of Education (DepEd) fill a void in implementing the Grades 11 and 12 (senior high-school) curricula into the country’s new basic education system.
As of end 2015, more than 1 million Filipino students were registered on the platform. Of these, almost 70 percent come from the National Capital Region (NCR), where close to 75 percent are in high school.
Quipper Philippines Marketing Manager Seleena Kate Male said, “As of September 2015, our expanding user base across the country accounted for about 1,400 schools in 165 divisions of the DepEd across the archipelago currently benefiting from the services of Quipper. From these, we have forged official partnerships with 310 schools in 31 divisions. On a monthly basis, almost 200,000 students are actively enjoying their learning through our platform.”
As the company’s flagship service, Quipper School operates as a free e-learning
platform for teachers in educating more than 2 million pupils in the Philippines, Indonesia and Mexico. Through it, educators can manage multiple classes through a customized dashboard; send and schedule their assignments; and assess their students’ individual performances.
General Manager Yuki Naotori said the Philippines is a central location for its Asian services. “Our Filipino employees whom we call developers are highly skilled, intelligent, competent workers who have an excellent command of the English language. They easily create applications that enhance the learning level of Filipino students and help elevate the already-high teaching competence of Filipino teachers.”
Naotori added it also helps that Filipinos in general are well versed in English, making it easy for them to adopt the Quipper system of learning.
Quipper School is custom fitted for local students and teachers, using the national language in a particular country as the medium of instruction and adapting the teaching method and educational system in each country as the base of learning.
Male said Quipper School was created by Filipino developers, and “houses ready-made content sanctioned by DepEd School Division subject-matter experts and aligned with the local curriculum and language, which double as assignments and exams.”
She added that, “although many of our developers are Filipinos, we also have developers in London and Japan. The developers here are definitely contributing a lot to the development of the platform.”
“We have a team of customer-relations experts whom teachers can call for assistance to maximize system application,” she said. “In relation, students can study lessons and answer accompanying questions until they master a topic. Upon answering each question, they are provided real-time feedback, as well as a short explanation of the item. The platform also has a messaging system, allowing teachers and students to communicate even outside of class hours.”
The company will soon introduce online video lessons and assessments through Quipper Video that facilitates learning virtually anytime and anywhere, as well as Quipper Live, which makes interactive classes available for teachers and students in real time. Quipper’s measure of success so far has been evidenced by a pilot and NCR study, which suggests that students with constant or intermittent exposure to Quipper School classes are “more likely to foster higher mean score numbers and higher passing rates in tests, as well as better attendance percentages.” A school that has embraced Quipper’s learning solutions is Aguho Elementary School in Pateros, Rizal, which saw its National Assessment Test (NAT) ratings scale up to 18 percent.
Also, the 2014 trial use to the 2015 actual use of Quipper School registered a 37-percent rise in the number of teachers who logged in; 120 percent more teachers who created assignments; and 316 percent more students who actively engaged with the service.
Male said Quipper made its mark during the First National Principals’ Conference last year, which served as impetus for its partnership programs with schools and divisions, and also mounted a Partners’ Conference as avenues for teachers, principal and DepEd officials to learn how to best maximize Quipper School. The company has also released its NAT content, as well the Quipper Assessments, which aim to help schools determine their students’ current level of mastery. Quipper is an education-technology company that aims to help improve the quality of education by transforming the teaching and learning experience of its users.
Its flagship product, Quipper School, is a free e-learning platform that empowers teachers to streamline teaching methods and class management, and enables students to learn in a fun and effective way. Headquartered in London, the company has offices in Manila, Tokyo, Jakarta and Mexico City, and is currently used by 150,000 teachers and 2 million students across the four countries.
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