Math Exercise Creator (Grades 1-5)
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY
Khan Academy is a fast-paced nonprofit on a mission to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything.
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA
Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world-class user experience to learners in India that is locally relevant and are enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery-based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that’s right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500,000 learners in 2016, we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites, apps, and youtube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home, and teacher-directed learners in schools. Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content accessible in local languages and by working with large public school systems. Khan Academy is already available in Assamese, Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, and Punjabi.
ABOUT THE INDIA CONTENT TEAM
Our content team in India includes content creators who make thousands of awesome videos, articles, and practice questions aligned with the Indian curriculum to help both teachers and students. We are actively working on content localization in other regional languages as well, which means the content we co-create reaches a wider number (both nationally and globally), thereby quintupling the impact.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a Math content creator to support our efforts of creating practice questions aligned for grades 1-5. This will be a work from home freelance position where you will be given an initial onboarding on our content principles and then you will be paid per exercise created. Important: We are looking for folks who can provide conceptual understanding and write crisp and clear questions and hints and create images as needed.
In this role, you would:
Create exercises for Khan Academy.
Continuously iterate and improve content based on feedback received.
ABOUT YOU
You would be a great fit for the role if
4+ years of experience: Creating educational content for NCERT or State Board Math.
Exceptional Communication: Impeccable communication skills are non-negotiable.
High Ownership & Agility: You're a fast learner who can swiftly support 1st–5th grade Math content. You timebox effectively, prioritize shipping over perfection, and are proactive - communicating clearly, flagging blockers early, and staying self-directed. Your passion for education fuels your drive to make a real impact.
Note: This role is open only to Indian citizens living in India.
HOW TO APPLY
Attach your resume or Linkedin URL in the space provided below.
Please address the below-mentioned task and attach your response (google Docs/pdf/etc.) in the space provided below.
TASK
Create four Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with hints for each concept below to test students’ understanding of the following two skills:
- Multiplication of 3 digit numbers with 2 digit numbers
- Sort 3D shapes
So, eight questions in total. Keep the following guidelines in mind.
On the questions
Each of the four questions, they should each target the skill/concept in a unique way
Don’t cue other questions in the set, each question should be independent and not require a solution of previous questions to be able to solve them.
Avoid trick questions, focus on questions that truly test students’ understanding of the skill
Use an appropriate level of vocabulary
Create questions that address student pain points based on your teaching or educational experience
Word the question positively, avoid negatives such as NOT or EXCEPT unless there is a pedagogical reason for their use. If negative words are used, use the word cautiously and always ensure that the word appears capitalized.
On the options
Use as many options as make sense and are plausible and no more.
Options should be mutually exclusive.
Phrase choices positively; avoid negatives such as NOT unless essential to the question.
Make all incorrect answers plausible.
Use typical errors of students to write your distractors.
Statements that are true but don’t answer the question can be good distractors.
Avoid blatantly absurd, ridiculous options
On the hints
The main purpose of hints is to provide in-task intervention or assistance for students while they are attempting a question. They are NOT simply a solution to the problem.
The first hint provides general guidance or strategy to nudge the students in the right direction.
Hints should:
Help students get unstuck on the question by providing scaffolded support.
Build understanding of relevant concepts in a way that can be applied to similar questions.
Be conversational (like a human tutor) and not too formal/bookish. But don’t swing too far and be too casual either.
Not be too long. Consider using images to make them shorter.
Optional: You can also add rationales to your MCQ options. On rationales
The main purpose of rationales is to give students feedback about why a specific option is right or wrong. This occurs after a student has already selected an option. Write your rationales below the options ( e.g. exercise 1 given below) after you submit the answer.
Examples for reference
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
Math Exercise Creator (Grades 1-5)
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY
Khan Academy is a fast-paced nonprofit on a mission to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything.
ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA
Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world-class user experience to learners in India that is locally relevant and are enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery-based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that’s right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500,000 learners in 2016, we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites, apps, and youtube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home, and teacher-directed learners in schools. Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content accessible in local languages and by working with large public school systems. Khan Academy is already available in Assamese, Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, and Punjabi.
ABOUT THE INDIA CONTENT TEAM
Our content team in India includes content creators who make thousands of awesome videos, articles, and practice questions aligned with the Indian curriculum to help both teachers and students. We are actively working on content localization in other regional languages as well, which means the content we co-create reaches a wider number (both nationally and globally), thereby quintupling the impact.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a Math content creator to support our efforts of creating practice questions aligned for grades 1-5. This will be a work from home freelance position where you will be given an initial onboarding on our content principles and then you will be paid per exercise created. Important: We are looking for folks who can provide conceptual understanding and write crisp and clear questions and hints and create images as needed.
In this role, you would:
Create exercises for Khan Academy.
Continuously iterate and improve content based on feedback received.
ABOUT YOU
You would be a great fit for the role if
4+ years of experience: Creating educational content for NCERT or State Board Math.
Exceptional Communication: Impeccable communication skills are non-negotiable.
High Ownership & Agility: You're a fast learner who can swiftly support 1st–5th grade Math content. You timebox effectively, prioritize shipping over perfection, and are proactive - communicating clearly, flagging blockers early, and staying self-directed. Your passion for education fuels your drive to make a real impact.
Note: This role is open only to Indian citizens living in India.
HOW TO APPLY
Attach your resume or Linkedin URL in the space provided below.
Please address the below-mentioned task and attach your response (google Docs/pdf/etc.) in the space provided below.
TASK
Create four Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with hints for each concept below to test students’ understanding of the following two skills:
- Multiplication of 3 digit numbers with 2 digit numbers
- Sort 3D shapes
So, eight questions in total. Keep the following guidelines in mind.
On the questions
Each of the four questions, they should each target the skill/concept in a unique way
Don’t cue other questions in the set, each question should be independent and not require a solution of previous questions to be able to solve them.
Avoid trick questions, focus on questions that truly test students’ understanding of the skill
Use an appropriate level of vocabulary
Create questions that address student pain points based on your teaching or educational experience
Word the question positively, avoid negatives such as NOT or EXCEPT unless there is a pedagogical reason for their use. If negative words are used, use the word cautiously and always ensure that the word appears capitalized.
On the options
Use as many options as make sense and are plausible and no more.
Options should be mutually exclusive.
Phrase choices positively; avoid negatives such as NOT unless essential to the question.
Make all incorrect answers plausible.
Use typical errors of students to write your distractors.
Statements that are true but don’t answer the question can be good distractors.
Avoid blatantly absurd, ridiculous options
On the hints
The main purpose of hints is to provide in-task intervention or assistance for students while they are attempting a question. They are NOT simply a solution to the problem.
The first hint provides general guidance or strategy to nudge the students in the right direction.
Hints should:
Help students get unstuck on the question by providing scaffolded support.
Build understanding of relevant concepts in a way that can be applied to similar questions.
Be conversational (like a human tutor) and not too formal/bookish. But don’t swing too far and be too casual either.
Not be too long. Consider using images to make them shorter.
Optional: You can also add rationales to your MCQ options. On rationales
The main purpose of rationales is to give students feedback about why a specific option is right or wrong. This occurs after a student has already selected an option. Write your rationales below the options ( e.g. exercise 1 given below) after you submit the answer.
Examples for reference
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status.