Tenup: Math Application

Project Type

Educational Math Mobile Application

My Role

Researcher, UX/UI Designer

Project Timeline

9 Weeks

Project Tools

Figma, Adobe Illustrator

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TENUP

Mathematics can be a challenging subject for young students, often leading to frustration and disengagement.

The TENUP project aims to transform this experience by creating an interactive and enjoyable mobile application tailored for 2nd-grade students. Our goal is to foster a love for math through engaging activities that reinforce core concepts like place value, addition, and subtraction, ensuring that learning is both effective and fun.

The Problem

Place Value

Struggling to grasp tens and ones, and difficulty comparing and ordering numbers.

Addition & Subtraction

Finding it hard to carry over or borrow, and misplacing digits in problems.

Word Problems

Struggling to read and comprehend problems or translate words into operations.

Overview

★ Background

Tenup focuses on Grade Two Mathematics education. It aligns with Grade Two Mathematics standards and aims to encourage students to:

(1) develop conceptual understanding

(2) use drawings instead of writing equations

(3) solve word problems to aid comprehension and explanation.

The target audience is Grade 2 students, ages 7 to 8.

★ Goal

To help users understand place value & develop conceptual understanding of core math principles.

User Personas

★ Persona 1

JACK

1st-grade Student

"I want to learn math by myself, I believe I can do it!"

Los Angeles, CA., USA

7 years old

ABOUT

Jack is a 1st-grade student and will be a new 2nd-grade student in soon who wants to achieve excellent mathematics grades by learning mathematics himself.
However, he has found that he is having trouble dealing with 2nd-grade mathematics problems.
He wants to achieve excellent grades like before and surpass his classmate Tom using some methods.

NEED

• Easy to learn the 2nd-grade math
• Can learn math by himself
• Funny

FAVORITE BRAND

★ Persona 2

MARY

Account Executive

"“ I'm worried about my son Sam's math performance, and I want to help him!”"

Austin, TX, USA

35 years old

ABOUT

Mary is Sam's mom, who is worried about how to explain the concepts of 2nd-grade mathematics to help him improve his grades.
Sam's teacher has reminded her to assist with his mathematics out of the class.
While she knows about place value and conceptual understanding, she realizes that it is difficult to explain these concepts to her son.
Since Mary heard this information from her son's teacher, she speculates that Sam may not be truly interested in mathematics, or he may not care about his grades in the subject.