Pankaj Agarwal is the Founder & CEO of TagHive. He is an IIT Kanpur graduate with an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an inventor with over 75 international patents and was on the list of Fortune India 40 under 40 in 2021 and Business World 40 under 40 in 2022. He was also one of the ten winners of the MIT TR35 India (Innovators under 35) Award in 2017.
Public schools in India today have two key problems, one is the lack of digital infrastructure, and the other is the lack of insight into individual student learning. TagHive Inc. is a Samsung funded education technology company with headquarters in South Korea and an office in India that has solved both issues with their solution – Class Saathi – a one-of-its-kind clicker based smart classroom solution that makes formative assessments seamless and data-driven.
Teachers can use Class Saathi to evaluate student’s proficiency in various concepts taught in class. Class Saathi has over 30,000 multiple choice questions on Maths, Science, English and Social Science aligned to the CBSE curriculum for students of classes 3-10. Over 8 million questions have been solved on Class Saathi as of May 2023. Aligned with the New Education Policy’s micro-learning objectives and continuous assessments, the “Data First” approach ensures greater accountability at all levels. What’s even better is that Class Saathi doesn’t require internet connection or electricity to make all this possible! This means that even schools in the remotest parts of India can be digital.
Class Saathi gives teachers that one smart tool that enables them to take well-informed data-backed decisions to increase student learning levels, engagement and attendance.
With a significant number of students in Indian public schools lagging behind grade level, it’s impossible for conventional smart school systems to reduce learning gaps. Class Saathi instantly connects all stakeholders and enables multiple feedback loops assisted by features using the power of AI. Powered by a Learning Outcome Management System and student reports, teachers are empowered to teach better, and students can learn better. In a recent independent impact assessment report of 200 government school classrooms in Varanasi using Class Saathi, there were promising results. Compared to classrooms without Class Saathi, classrooms using it reported 3X increase in learning outcomes and a 50% increase in attendance. Classroom participation also increased from 50% to 100%. With Class Saathi, each student gets a voice and that voice is heard by the teacher.
TagHive recently collaborated with Arvind Foundation and the Ford Foundation to implement Class Saathi in more than 300 schools across India.
Data-driven instruction is an approach to teaching that involves using data to inform instructional decisions. With clickers, teachers can quickly identify students who are struggling with specific concepts or skills. By using data to inform instructional decisions, teachers can ensure that all students are learning at a pace that is appropriate for them. Data-driven instruction for clicker-based learning can also help teachers to identify areas where their teaching strategies may need improvement.
TagHive scaled to 1800 classrooms in Korea and another 2000 classrooms across geographies and contexts in India with a team of 40 across verticals, and are present in 15 states in India. Pankaj Agarwal, Founder & CEO of TagHive says, “While everyone wants to go fast in the startup world, I have always told our team to move forward with clear intent and more thoughtfulness, both of which take time. The idea is to stay away from executing the irrelevant. To do that, I have set clear expectations with our investors and the board. I am a long term perspective person and avoid painting a rosy picture in the short term.”
How does it work without electricity and internet?
Class Saathi is the world’s first and only Bluetooth-based clicker device, which is used by each student in a classroom to respond to the teacher’s questions. Students can answer multiple choice questions by simply responding on the clicker device.
Since clickers can connect to the teacher’s smartphone, the classroom doesn’t even need an electricity connection. The device does not need internet for teachers to conduct assessments and ask questions.
Clickers are a type of student response system that enables teachers to design interactive lessons and quickly gather student responses in real-time. With the ability to instantly gauge students’ understanding, teachers can adjust their teaching strategies to better meet the needs of their students.
Taghive : https://tag-hive.com
