- OSIA is a new AI tool.
- It helps secondary school students.
- Frédéric Ngaba created OSIA.
- The virtual tutor speaks twenty languages.
- The platform has over four hundred tests.
- Students enter grades and aspirations.
- They take a short psychometric test.
- The AI shows a student profile.
- Subscriptions cost 3,000 CFA francs.
- It already has 13,500 users.
Difficult words
- student — A person who studies at a school.students
- help — To make it easier for someone.
- career — A job or profession someone does.careers
- choose — To pick from options.
- test — A way to check knowledge or skills.tests
- resource — Materials that can help or support.resources
- fee — An amount of money paid for a service.
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Discussion questions
- What tools do you use to help with your studies?
- How do you choose your career?
- Why is it important to help students?
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