Inti Sinergi IT Consultant /
Improve parents and preschool teacher communication.
The project's objective is to research about parent-teacher communication addressing children's character and behavior development from an early age and to build a product in accordance with it.
Role
• Foundational Research
• Product Conceptualization
• User Flow & Interface Design
Project Type
Company project
The Background
Parents often have no idea what their children are doing or learning at preschool and teachers are overwhelmed with the amount of administrative work.
KabarAnak (in English: Children’s Report) aims to keep parents stay connected to their children at school and to increase the urgency of parents regarding the development of their children's character and behavior from an early age in order to prepare mentally healthy future generations.
We started with foundational research to test our hypothesis and define the product clarity. I work hand-in-hand with the supervisor to redefine company goals, set product features and direction based on qualitative interview data in order to optimize our product, and explore multiple approaches to elevate our product concept.
Parents & Teachers Research
I conducted an in-depth survey with 13 parents and 9 teachers from different preschools in Jakarta and Surabaya, Indonesia. The research aimed to empathize with potential users and discover the underlying factors and motives that drive users' needs.
Parents Finding (13 Parents)
1.
9 out of 13 parents do not receive daily/weekly/monthly reports of their children's behavior or academic progress at school. Some presume that receiving reports quarterly is too late to communicate and nurture their children's inadequate school behavior.
2.
Some schools forbid teachers from speaking with parents over the digital messenger. Thus, there is a communication gap for some parents.
3.
6 out of 13 working parents admitted that they spend less time engaging effectively with their children than other full-time parents.
Teachers Finding (9 Parents)
1.
1.
8 out of 9 teachers are overwhelmed with the amount of administrative work and hesitant to write detailed- updates of students daily activity to parents.
2.
6 out of 9 teachers think that a written record of their students' development is vital to be a shred of concrete evidence to identify children's natural strengths or a possibility of behavior disorder.
Define & Ideate
Considering the impact and effort, we decided to focus on students' behavioral development. By sharing an up-to-date behavioral development to parents, we aim this to be an early warning signal to identify children's negative behavior before it turns into habit and character—and to recognize children's innate strengths that may unleash their potential.
Low-Fidelity Prototype
Teacher's App
Parent's App
App Features
Share Students' Activity & Development
We connect parents and teachers in one platform. Parents will be informed about their children's activities, as well as their academic and behavioral development at school.
Effective
Parenting Platform
With our parenting feature, we expected parents to learn more about effective parenting after receiving their children's report. To produce the parenting materials, we collaborated with Beyond Childhood.
Fun Learning
Materials
Parents can access the most comprehensive library of montessori resources for learning at home to support child development.