Grockit

Grockit, Inc.
Educational Technology
Industry Education, Internet
Founded 2006
Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA
Key people
 Rochelle Rothstein: CEO.
Website

Grockit is an online social learning game company. Grockit prepares students for the SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT and GRE standardized exams.[1] Students can take practice tests while collaborating online with other users.[2] Grockit was founded in 2006 by Farbood Nivi,[3] and in 2013 was acquired by Kaplan,_Inc..[4]

Description

Grockit is a live online multiplayer game providing test prep.[5] It offers interactive play with other people studying for the same test.[6] It works to integrate elements of artificial intelligence with its services to adapt to students' unique needs.[7] Grockit believes that people learn better through peer-to-peer situations instead of teacher-to-student.[8]

Grockit is a play on the word Grok which means to understand something intuitively or by empathy.

References

  1. ↑ Dana Oshiro (2009-07-05). "6 Great Tools for LSAT, SAT and GMAT Test Prep – ReadWrite". Readwriteweb.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  2. ↑ Avila, Joseph De (2009-07-22). "New Web Sites Give Kids an Academic Edge - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  3. ↑ "Farbood Nivi | CrunchBase Profile". Crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  4. ↑ Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 (2013-07-31). "Grockit Sells Social Learning Platform To Kaplan, Goes All-In On Learnist, Its “Pinterest For Education”". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  5. ↑ "5 Startups to Watch". Fast Company. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  6. ↑ "Rock It with Grockit". Testprep.about.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  7. ↑ Drake, Bruce. "Smart Technology Breeds Smart Students in Web Test Prep Market". Politicsdaily.com. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  8. ↑ "Grockit | CrunchBase Profile". Crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2014-12-14.

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