The long wait is over and the new android app for Zimsec Syllabi Video Tuition is set to be released this week. There are many websites and apps for Education in the region and many edupreneurs continue to add to the growing ecosystem. The most notable websites includes ruzivodigitallearning.com, revision.co.zw and other apps like e-dzidzo, wagona maths and greenbook app.
FEATURES OF THE NEW APP
Content
The App will have more than 1 000 step by step video lessons for ordinary level basic subjects including Maths, Integrated Science, Commerce, Principles of Accounts and Geography. The app will be launched with complete lessons for the first six months, that is, 24 topics covering mostly paper 1 ZIMSEC mathematics syllabus.
The content is being prepared by experienced teachers and virtual tutors who have a strong background in educational technology and pedagogues for online learning. Videos will demonstrate principles on a digital whiteboard using handwriting and they will be exercises at the end of each video lesson. They will be about 150 exercises for students in the first six months.
What makes this App cool is that, students are also able to submit their exercises for marking and feedback will be available in less than 12 hours. The app is just bringing a traditional classroom to your smartphone.
Also available are free ebooks for challenging topics like Transformations, Mensuration, Circle Geometry and Statistics in the app.
Video lessons for mathematics and ebooks have been tested on a pilot project for the past three years and yielded great results with 90% pass rate (14 candidates) in 2014 Nov exams, 77% pass rate (18 candidates) in 2015 Nov Exams, 97% (28 candidates) pass rate in June 2016 Exams and 79% pass rate (40 candidates) in November 2016 Exams.
Mathematics Videos will use a whiteboard and other content subjects will have animated content, video demonstrations and high quality pictures and charts that thoroughly explain principles. The app will emphasize on video content that has proved to be effective in the last three years.
They will be free videos for samples in almost all subjects. Subjects that will be added before June includes; English Language, Shona, Ndebele, Economics, Business Studies, Physics, Biology, Combined Science, Chemistry and Additional Mathematics.
Features
Tabs
The App has three main tabs, i.e., for Zimsec, Cambridge igcse, and South African NSC. Candidates will have a choice from a wide range of subjects, examination boards and tutors who will be offering video tuition. Analytics for pass rates, number of students, and student progress will be available soon
Coins
Students will unlock topics and monthly packages using coins that will be bought online using a wide range of payment options including Ecocash, Telecash, Visa, MasterCard and VPayments (Zimswitch). You are able to control your budget and decide how to use your coins within the app. There is a lot of flexibility in buying lessons from different topic,monthly packages and subjects.
Library
There will be a section whereby students access free and paid ebooks on different subjects from available resources. Only content from approved teachers and authors will be available in the app. The ebooks might be textbooks, lessons notes, exam tips, revisions notes and experiments
Tutor Chat Support
Students will be able to chat with the tutor if they need assistance in different areas of the lesson or topic. This will be like a traditional classroom where students can get individual help from teachers.
Download Option
The app will have a download option instead of streaming to avoid further data consumption when a student need to access previously bought video lessons. Videos will be downloaded and arranged in the app for easier access.
Video Demos
There are video demos on how to use the services provided by the app. The video demo includes how to unlock lessons, write exercises, submit exercises and access corrections within the app. This will make it easy for the students to learn like in a traditional classroom.
Name of the App
FigTree App
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