Sankalpa - Interactive Digital Learning Platform to Enrich Students with Special Needs

The term special needs mean the special educational needs that the students who suffer from learning disabilities must have due to several reasons. Learning impairment is a condition of the neurological system that impairs one's capacity to efficiently acquire and process knowledge. Failures in diagnosing the people with learning disabilities have been repeatedly highlighted and remain unpopular among people in the developing countries like Sir Lanka. Dyscalculia (difficulties in math), dysgraphia (difficulties in writing) and dyslexia (difficulties in reading) can be considered as some of the major learning disability issues. The ‘mobile application based’ solution “Sankalpa Math Master” has been created to offer a game based all-in-one solution including screening, and intervention to identify one of the above-mentioned learning disabilities called ‘Dyscalculia’. Dyscalculia is generally distinguished by challenges in learning math, including organizing problems, multi-step calculations, transposing numbers, distinguishing directions, and understanding mathematical signs, leading to confusion with basic operations and facts. The provided solution has been accurate with the use of machine learning and deep learning techniques. In the process of screening with the use of Support Vector Machine (SVM) machine learning algorithm 99.77% of accuracy level has been obtained. The skill level prediction process has acquired an accuracy level of 97% with the use of Random Forest machine learning algorithm. Sri Lankan traditional education system will be vastly benefited by the high level of accuracy in screening, skill predicting, and other game and voice chat-based activities. The students with special needs will gain more effective and personalized learning experience which will improve their learning abilities and help to close the technology gap in education.