Grockit was an online social learning game company. Grockit prepared students for the SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT and GRE standardized exams. Students took practice tests while collaborating online with other users. Grockit was founded in 2006 by Farbood Nivi, and in 2013 was acquired by

Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan, Inc. is an American for-profit corporation that provides educational and training services to colleges, universities, businesses and individuals around the world. Founded in 1938 by Stanley Kaplan, the company offers a variety of test prepa ...

As of September 2016, the company ceased stand-alone operations.

Description

Grockit was a live online multiplayer game providing test prep. It offered interactive play with other people studying for the same test. It worked to integrate elements of artificial intelligence with its services to adapt to students' unique needs. Grockit was a play on the word

Grok ''Grok'' is a neologism coined by American writer Robert A. Heinlein for his 1961 science fiction novel ''Stranger in a Strange Land''. While the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' summarizes the meaning of ''grok'' as "to understand intuitively or ...

which means to understand something intuitively or by empathy.

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