Press Releases
QUANTUM® AND DUQUESNE COLLABORATE ON
STUDENT TESTING
Duquesne University conducted classroom
trials using one of the Quantum Tutors®, Equation Balancing, in October
2001. Results demonstrated a dramatic increase in test scores and
student comprehension of the material after using Quantum®. A paper
co-authored by Duquesne and Quantum® containing test data has been
published in The Chemical Educator.
M.
B. Walsh, C. M. Moss, B. G. Johnson, D. A. Holder and J. D. Madura,
"Quantitative Impact of a Cognitive Modeling Intelligent Tutoring
System on Student Performance in Balancing Chemical Equations," Chem.
Educator 7, 379 (2002).
Additional publications of interest:
D.
A. Holder, B. G. Johnson and P. J. Karol, "A Consistent Set of Oxidation
Number Rules for Intelligent Computer Tutoring," J. Chem. Educ. 79,
465 (2002).
B.
G. Johnson and D. A. Holder, "A Cognitive Modeling Tutor Supporting
Student Inquiry for Balancing Chemical Equations," Chem. Educator
7, 297 (2002).
B.
G. Johnson and D. A. Holder, "An Artificial Intelligence-Based Program
for Automated Grading of Student Work in Balancing Chemical Equations,"
Chem. Educator 8, 271 (2003).
Copies of these publications are available
upon request.
