The “Transforming Education through Technology” Masterplan 2030 or EdTech Masterplan 2030 for short was conceptualised by MOE Singapore to address the opportunities and challenges of the post-COVID operating environment where technology has become a critical enabler of learning. The vision of the Masterplan is “Technology-transformed learning, to prepare students for a technology-transformed world", which provides direction on to apply technology to enhance teaching and learning, multiply capability, and equip students with digital literacy and technological skills for the future.

Aligned with this Masterplan, MOE introduced two AIEd features in the Singapore Student Learning Space (SLS), the national online platform for teaching and learning:
1. Adaptive Learning System (ALS)
2. Learning Feedback Assistants (LFAs)

From 2022 to 2023, ALS for Mathematics was made available through selected Primary 5 and 6 topics. ALS uses machine learning to make customised learning recommendations for each student, based the student response to questions and activities.

LFAs comprises of tools which assess students’ responses and auto-generates feedback on a variety of tasks to enable feedback in a timelier manner to support Assessment for Learning. Two of the currently available tools are:
• Language Feedback Assistant for English Language (LangFA-EL) which provides feedback to students' writing in technical areas such as spelling, grammar and syntax, and uses machine learning to improve the accuracy of its feedback. This allows teachers to better focus on guiding students in the more complex aspects of language construction, and to develop higher-level skills like creative expression, persuasiveness, and tone. It was launched in SLS in December 2023.
• Short Answer Feedback Assistant (ShortAnsFA) provides suggested grades and auto-generated content-related feedback for close-ended, short answer questions for any subject and level which teachers can edit and build on. It was launched in SLS in December 2023.

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Scalability and replicability: The design of most of the AI features within SLS are subject-agnostic, and can be scaled for different subjects and levels, with minimal development works required. As the design of these AI features are modular in nature, they can be easily replicable to other systems.

The AI initiatives and modules being developed are being delivered to end users by leveraging on an existing digital platform (SLS, hosted on AWS) which eliminates the need for additional backend infra set up like servers and network and optimizes the use of data centers. Hence reducing the carbon footprint.

The development of the AI initiatives through the SLS, as a national online platform for teaching and learning, adopts an agile approach, which prioritises the progressive roll out of features based on suggestions and feedback from teachers and students. This ensures that users' needs are addressed, sustaining the initiatives’ appeal, use and relevance.

[WSIS Action Lines 1-4] In line with the EdTech Masterplan 2030’s vision of transforming teaching and learning by leveraging technology, AI features were rolled out on SLS. These features promote accessibility by offering students personalised and adaptive learning experiences, allowing learning to be customised according to students’ abilities, needs and preferences. The AI features in SLS could also provide additional support for students with diverse learning needs, thus facilitating a more inclusive educational environment. [WSIS Action Line 10] By developing these Use Cases in SLS, MOE ensures that pedagogical considerations are built into them by design. Explainability and controllability of the AI-enabled features are also greater compared to MOE adopting commercial AIEd solutions. [WSIS Action Line 13] The planned approach to deliver AI via SLS also ensures that these benefits are not just accessible to students from Singapore schools and educational institutions funded by the Singapore government; but also Singaporeans of school-going age based overseas, allowing them to continue to keep in touch with the national curriculum and transit seamlessly back to the national school system upon returning. [WSIS Action Line 4] Teachers’ professional practice is also augmented with the AI features in SLS. The AI features multiply teachers’ capacity, for example, helping to save time in giving personalised feedback to students and strengthening pedagogical practices to facilitate active learning. Through SLS’ Community Gallery, teachers can share lessons and resources incorporating the use of the AI-enabled features, enabling professional sharing amongst teachers and across schools.