Carnegie Learning’s Innovative Research Team Shares Its Findings at Top International Educational Research Conferences
June 23 2015 - 4:03PM
Business Wire
Carnegie Learning’s research team is helping to
improve how math is taught through relevant research
Carnegie Learning, Inc., a subsidiary of Apollo Education Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), announced today that it is a proud
sponsor of the 17th International Conference on Artificial
Intelligence in Education (AIED 2015). Carnegie Learning’s
Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Steve Ritter, Ph.D., and Research
Scientist, Stephen E. Fancsali, Ph.D., will be in attendance to
present current research findings.
AIED 2015, a conference for high quality research in intelligent
systems and cognitive science for educational computing
applications, is taking place in Madrid, Spain, from June 22-26,
2015. Dr. Ritter will be presenting industry and innovation reports
on Differentiation and Mastery Learning in Practice: Metrics and
Visualizations for Cognitive Tutor Algebra (co-authored with Dr.
Fancsali and with Ambarish Joshi, Carnegie Learning Research
Analyst) and Small Improvement for the Model Accuracy Big
Difference for the Students (co-authored with Michael Yudelson,
Ph.D., Carnegie Learning Research Scientist).
“Carnegie Learning is a mathematics publisher that uses
cognitive science as the cornerstone for instructional design. Our
math curricula are based on research conducted by our outstanding
research team,” stated Erin Simmons, COO. “As active participants
in the scientific community, our research team has conducted an
exceptional amount of research in the mathematics and cognitive
science field. They frequently share their findings in journals and
at conferences such as AIED. Our research team is continuously
collecting and analyzing data and feedback to enhance our curricula
and improve how math is taught to the next generation.”
Dr. Ritter was instrumental in the development and evaluation of
Cognitive Tutor® for mathematics, a two-time SIIA CODiE™ Award
Winner. Additionally, he is the author of numerous papers on the
design, architecture and evaluation of Intelligent Tutoring systems
and has served as chairman on the IEEE Learning Technology
Standards Committee working group on tool-agent communication.
The Carnegie Learning team will also be present at Education
Data Mining (EDM) 2015 in Madrid, Spain, following the AIED 2015
conference, where they will release four papers on topics such as
adaptive learning, knowledge tracing, and causal relationships
between student activity and learning outcomes in Cognitive
Tutor.
Carnegie Learning offers a learning environment that extends
beyond traditional textbook learning in mathematics. Based on more
than 20 years of research into how students process and learn
mathematical principles, Carnegie Learning blends consumable,
write-in textbooks with adaptive digital, online tools and
resources to create a personalized learning path for each
student.
For more information on Carnegie Learning and its research,
visit www.carnegielearning.com.
About Carnegie Learning, Inc.
Carnegie Learning is a publisher of innovative, research-based
mathematics software and textbooks for middle school and high
school students aligned to national and state education standards.
Providing differentiated instruction in schools across the United
States, Carnegie Learning is helping students to succeed in math as
a gateway to graduation, college, and the 21st century workforce.
Carnegie Learning, located in Pittsburgh, is a subsidiary of Apollo
Education Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) and is the sole source
provider of Cognitive Tutor® and MATHia® Software for students in
grades 6-12. Carnegie Learning®, Cognitive Tutor® and MATHia® are
registered trademarks of Carnegie Learning, Inc. For more
information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
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Carnegie LearningHeather McLaughlin,
714-338-6429heather.mclaughlin@apollo.edu
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