Jacob Zax

This S2S Phase I project proposes an exploration of Next Token Personalization™ (NTP system, for short), a patent-pending technical approach to personalizing the language used in education for students based on their unique capacities, needs, and goals. The NTP system uses historical and live profile data to optimize a vast range of instructional experiences for individual students by selectively modifying tokens while preserving the original source’s meaning.

At least 3.6 million students in the U.S. lack access to music education. MusiQuest is an online learning platform designed to address this inequity. MusiQuest modules for 3rd-5th grade students have previously produced statistically significant outcomes in studies by WestEd in schools without music programs. This SBIR project will produce Kindergarten - 2nd grade modules that offer schools a convenient and radically affordable way to integrate music education into their existing practice

 In 2019, the Arts Education Data Project reported that more than 3.6 million students in the U.S. have no access to music education, with schools serving students from disadvantaged backgrounds the least likely to offer any arts education. In previous projects supported through ED/IES SBIR awards and other sources, the team developed a product to deliver music education to schools without dedicated music courses to students in grades 3 to 5. This project will develop a prototype of an appl...

In this project the team will fully develop a product to deliver music education to schools without music programs for students in Grades 3 to 5. School-based music education programs provide many benefits to students, as music is positively related to academic performance, assists in developing social skills, and provides an outlet for creativity important for a child's development. Each year millions of students in the United States have no access to music education at their school, with s...

In previous research and development, the developer created MusiQuest, an app-based program for students to learn about, create, and play music. The research team will develop a prototype specifically designed to support the implementation of MusicQuest as a school-based intervention for elementary school students.