Mobile learning application Mindtrex Academy has surged to over 6,000 users since the second wave of COVID-19 as a supplemental tool for students preparing for Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (PSR – Primary School Examination).
Mindtrex founder Pg Mohd Khairi Pg Hj Metussin said the startup’s mobile app – first launched in August 2020 – said the number of users increased a further 178% after schools stopped physical classes during the second wave last August.
The app’s content is based on the national syllabus from the Ministry of Education (MoE) for Year 4 to 6 students, covering the five core subjects of English, Malay, Mathematics, Melayu Islam Beraja, and Science.
Regular users saw their exam performance increase by up to 131% – with 91% of active users who sat for their PSR in 2021 recording 3As and above.
As Year 4 to 6 students currently await the COVID-19 vaccination before they can return to school, Pg Mohd Khairi said the app can help further students’ progression by having them engaged in syllabus content outside their school-assigned online classes.
“Now that they (parents) are going back to work they are worried their kids will have a learning deficit of not being in school; having Mindtrex can help them solve this issue,” said Pg Mohd Khairi.
The founder added that they are providing two months of free access to the app for 10,000 government school students, and are also offering a 50% discount on their annual unlimited access package for $240 (equivalent to $20 a month). The same package can also be paid for monthly at $60.
Mindtrex’s MoE endorsed content offers over 10,000 questions and tests and more than a hundred video tutorials and explainers and detailed progress reports. The app gamifies progress through leaderboards, rewards, and intelligent task designs.
Students in government schools can have their parents sign up for the free two months access through their respective school principals.
To further incentivise use of the app, Mindtrex is planning to host regular giveaways and lucky draws for active users, recently awarding a PlayStation 5 and other electronics to students. Inter-school tournaments and individual contests are also in the works.
Pg Mohd Khairi added they are looking to launch a version of Mindtrex for corporations looking to onboard or train their employees. Mindtrex Executive will help employees learn about company policies and facilitate HR-related processes such as surveys and performance improvement.
Mindtrex has won numerous national ICT and entrepreneurship awards, and is a participant of DARe’s startup development programme Accelerate and is a recipient of their co-matching grant.
