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QUANTUM® DEVELOPS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TUTORING
SOFTWARE FOR ACCOUNTING
In Field Research, Students Using
the Quantum Tutors® for Accounting Achieved 3.5 Times More Gain in
Test Scores Over Students that Studied with the Textbook Only.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — September
19, 2007, Quantum Simulations, Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence
(AI) tutoring, assessment and professional development software announced
the field testing of a new generation of artificial intelligence tutoring
software for accounting.
The Quantum Tutors® for Accounting provide
unlimited, real-time tutoring and homework help over the Internet
for students taking principles, financial and managerial accounting
courses. In collaboration with accounting professors nationwide who
ranked the most essential and critical topics for accounting, the
Quantum Tutors® focus on the Accounting Cycle and include Transaction
Analysis, Adjusting Entries and Financial Statement Preparation with
more topics in development.
Unlike homework systems where "canned"
responses are stored in a database and provide little feedback beyond
whether a student's answer is right or wrong, the Quantum Tutors® actually
interact with students one-on-one, answering questions and providing
detailed step-by-step feedback based on the student's own work.
Capable of integrating with homework
systems and supporting accounting textbooks from any publisher, the
Tutors use patented artificial intelligence technology to interpret
problems dynamically, analyze student work and help students with
the core skills needed for success in introductory accounting.
"The Tutors will definitely benefit
student understanding," stated Brenda Bindschatel, Instructor at Green
River Community College in Washington State. "Students will be able
to proceed at their own pace, repeat the learning process as often
as necessary with feedback appropriate to their increasing understanding,
and can use the product as it fits into their own time schedules."
In research conducted at Baldwin-Wallace
College in Ohio, students using the Quantum Tutors® for Accounting
achieved 3.5 times more gain in test scores over students that studied
with the textbook only, indicating that students who use the Quantum Tutors® can improve test scores by at least a full letter grade. In
addition to performance studies, the software has been reviewed and
approved by more than 60 accounting instructors across the country.
"Most students study in the evenings,
when the walk-in tutoring center or the professor isn't available,"
commented Linda Chase, CPA, CFE, Associate Professor at Baldwin-Wallace
College and content advisor on the project. "Quantum's on-line tutoring
program gives students a vital tool to obtain quality study time outside
of the classroom."
"Quantum® began developing Tutors for
science and mathematics in 1998. That's where our educational experience
was the strongest," stated Dr. Benny Johnson, President and CEO at
Quantum®. "Now that we've expanded to business topics, the Accounting
Tutors prove that our AI technology and pedagogical principles transfer
easily to other content areas and are effective in improving performance."
For more information and to read a summary
of the research completed at Baldwin-Wallace College, visit www.quantumsimulations.com/accounting.html.
About Quantum®
Quantum Simulations, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring,
assessment and professional development software that empowers teachers
and inspires students from middle school through college to achieve
more. Quantum's intelligent learning software is available stand-alone
or integrated with our partners' web-based homework products and Learning
Management Systems. A "technology think tank", Quantum® is funded and
supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science
Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
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