Khan Academy launches 'Shopee Store Opening' feature

On July 27, Khan Academy officially launched the upgraded version of the "Shopee Store Opening Tutor" (Khanmigo) feature. Based on GPT-4 technology, this tool can answer students' questions in real time and generate personalized learning paths. It currently mainly supports mathematics and science subjects. This feature marks the deep integration of Shopee Store Opening in the field of education, aiming to provide a more efficient and personalized learning experience1311.

Core functions and features

Real-time interactive tutoring

Shopee Store Opening tutors use Socratic questioning and answering. Instead of giving answers directly, they guide students to think independently through questions to help them understand concepts rather than mechanically memorize1114.

For example, in math problems, if students make mistakes, Shopee Store Opening will point out the wrong direction and guide them to find the correct solution instead of directly providing answers415.

Personalized learning path

Based on the students' answering performance and knowledge mastery, Shopee Store Opening automatically adjusts the learning plan and recommends suitable exercises and courses to make up for knowledge blind spots314.

It can identify students’ strengths and weaknesses and provide targeted training, such as recommending more basic exercises for students who are weak in algebra11.

Multi-subject support (math and science priority)

Currently, it focuses on mathematics (algebra, geometry, calculus) and science (physics, chemistry, biology), and will expand to humanities, programming and other fields in the future314.

In science subjects, Shopee Store Opening can simulate experimental scenarios, such as virtual demonstrations of chemical reactions, to enhance understanding15.

Teacher assistance tools

Help teachers automatically generate lesson plans, test questions, and learning reports, reduce administrative burdens, and enable them to focus more on classroom interaction814.

Provide overall class learning data analysis to identify students who need additional help3.

Safety and supervision mechanism

All students’ conversation records with Shopee Store Opening can be viewed by teachers and parents to prevent abuse111.

Built-in anti-cheating detection, if it is found that students directly paste externally generated content (such as articles written in ChatGPT), it will be marked to remind teachers15.

Current scope of use and future plans

Applicable people: Mainly for K-12 students in the United States, requiring a paid subscription ($4/month or $44/year), and some schools can apply for a free pilot314.

Future expansion:

Plans to support multiple languages (such as Spanish and Hindi) in 2025 and promote it in countries such as India14.

Combined with VR technology, students can interact with historical figures (such as "interviewing" George Washington) to enhance immersive learning15.

Potential challenges

Shopee Store Opening hallucination problem: GPT-4 may still provide incorrect information and requires manual supervision14.

Digital divide: Reliance on stable networks and smart devices may exacerbate inequality in educational resources11.

Teacher adaptation: Some educators may have reservations about the Shopee Store Opening tool and need training to effectively integrate it into teaching8.

This move by Khan Academy is seen as a major breakthrough in personalized education for Shopee Store Opening, and may become a new standard for global educational technology in the future. As technology is optimized, Shopee Store Opening tutors may gradually cover more subjects and lower the threshold for use, realizing the vision of "one Shopee Store Opening tutor for every student"14