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Al Renshaw
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QUANTUM’S COGNITIVE TUTORING
AND ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATES TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ACCOUNTING
NATIONWIDE
A new generation learning tool is
available to community colleges for career training, traditional and
distance education, and national initiatives such as Perkins and the
recent Department of Labor’s (DOL) Trade Adjustment Assistance
Community College and Career Training Program (TAACCCT)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - April 12,
2011, Quantum Simulations, Inc., a leader in artificial intelligence
(AI) educational technology, released real-time data regarding the
impact of its Quantum Tutors® on student improvement and mastery in
introductory accounting courses this semester. Analysis of assessment
data for students using the Quantum Tutors® at colleges and universities
across the country indicates that students are experiencing significant
improvement, mastery and accelerated learning.
For example, before using the Quantum
Tutor for Adjusting Entries, students enrolled in Principles of Accounting
and Financial Accounting performed at only 38% accuracy when problem
solving. After working with Quantum’s software for an average
of only 2.5 hours, accuracy jumped to 70%, an increase of 32%, and
the percent of students achieving mastery of the topic climbed to
87%. Similar results occurred with the Quantum Tutor for Transaction
Analysis. At the start of their learning session, students had 60%
accuracy then improved 16% to 76% with 82% of students achieving mastery.
“We have required the Quantum Tutors® for over two years and found that the software improves analytic
skills and builds a strong foundation for beginning students, which
is key to successfully completing the course,” states Sara Harris,
Accounting Faculty/Department Chair at Arapahoe Community College
in Littleton, Colorado. “Students are more engaged and learn
more efficiently with the Quantum® software compared to other learning
tools we’ve used in the past. Quantum® will continue to play
a major role in helping us provide a supportive learning environment
for our students in accounting.”
Quantum® implemented a new assessment
reporting feature in the Fall of 2010 to help instructors track student
improvement and mastery for their classes by analyzing actual student
work (not multiple choice answers) and reporting key data at the class
and student levels on demand.
“The data sample discussed here
uses the same assessment technology to report on student learning
trends at a national level, which is further testimony to the depth
and power of this software,” commented Dr. Benny Johnson, President
and CEO of Quantum®. “Our goal is to leverage proven pedagogy
and advanced AI technologies to help students optimize valuable study
time and achieve success in their courses.”
More information about the Quantum Tutors®
and Assessment Reporting, including student performance studies comparing
Quantum® to other learning tools such as textbooks and homework software,
is available at www.quantumtutors.com/accounting.html.
About Quantum®
Dedicated to its mission to improve education, Quantum Simulations, Inc. is a leader in intelligent technologies and is on the cutting edge of innovation. Quantum® develops unique artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring, assessment and professional development software for accounting, science and mathematics that empowers instructors and inspires students in K-16, adult learning and distance education programs to achieve more. Quantum's intelligent learning software is available stand-alone or integrated with web-based homework products and learning management systems. Through funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, including the SBIR program, the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health and in collaboration with educators nationwide, Quantum® is realizing its vision of inquiry-based learning to teach students how to become better learners and independent thinkers.
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