{
  "id": 9544784,
  "title": "QEDA Deploys AI ‘Mama Maths’ to Help Teachers Tackle Pupils’ Maths Gaps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/qeda-deploys-ai-mama-maths-to-help-teachers-tackle-pupils-maths-gaps",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:20:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/24/qeda-deploys-ai-mama-maths-to-help-teachers-tackle-pupils-maths-gaps/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "QEDA, a quality education development organization, concluded an eight-week pilot of an AI-powered Mathematics learning platform called 'Mama Maths' in Nigeria. The pilot, part of QEDA's Numeracy Enhancement, Research, and Development (NERD) project, was conducted in six schools across urban, semi-urban, and rural communities. The platform, developed in collaboration with Ebase Africa, aimed to identify pupils' learning gaps and provide targeted support, while also helping teachers with lesson planning and pedagogical approaches.\n\nThe initiative, which ran from March to August 2026, involved three intervention schools and three control schools. Teachers underwent intensive training in pedagogical approaches, such as the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) method and the 'I do, We do, You do' model, as well as ethical considerations in AI use. The project team also provided continuous support through weekly school visits and a WhatsApp community of practice.\n\nThe platform was designed to complement the Nigerian grade two curriculum and focused on grade two pupils. It enabled teachers to capture pupils' written work and analyze it to provide targeted remediation. Parents were also engaged through orientation sessions and assignments to reinforce learning at home. The pilot evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of the platform before assessing its impact on learners' achievement.",
  "summary": "Funmi Ogundare Quality Education Development Associates (QEDA) Wednesday concluded an eight-week pilot of ‘Mama Maths’, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Mathematics learning platform designed to help teachers identify pupils’ learning gaps",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}