2019 Self Practice Makeover
The new KooBits Self-Practice System aims to greater enable students in hitting their targets and achieving their goals. As much as motivation is a key driver for achievement, achievement is a just as much key source of motivation. It also features a new interface that aims to be more attractive to its users, allowing them to experience the intriguing sense of a fantasy universe.
The main modifications are as follows:
- Topic Map View (Specific to each school’s unique syllabus)
- Proficiency Indicators (Icons: Gold - Mastery; Green - Competent; Pink - Developing; Blue - Beginning)
- Darker Scheme (Less strenuous on the eyes)
- Brand New 3-Star System & High-Score System (This will be elaborated on below)
3-Star System:
This new system primarily focuses on a different criterion when it comes to rewarding users based on their performance in Self-Practice tasks.
[Past] The previous Gold Medal System required students to achieve a cumulative 80% score in order to be awarded a gold medal. Because of the cumulative percentage-based format, the 80% benchmark would consequently become harder and harder to achieve whenever incorrect answers resulted in a lower initial percentage (ie. to convert 6/10 [60%] to 16/20 [80%], students essentially have to ensure they answer all of the next 10 questions correct with zero room for error).
[Present] The new 3-Star system focuses on achievability, ensuring that the rewarding criterion does not pose any risks of demotivating pressures. Users are awarded stars based on how they fare within sets of 10 questions. If the user under-performs in the 1st set of 10 questions (eg. 5/10 - which earns 1 star), he/she can then continue with another set of 10 questions within the same skill and then be subsequently evaluated again solely based on the new 10-question set. A topic is considered Mastered when the user obtains 90% of all stars within that topic.
Diagnostic Changes:
- Proficiency View (%-based) & High-Score View (star-based)
- National Average Indicator for users to better gauge and benchmark their individual standard
