{"id":13274,"date":"2011-01-07T08:31:59","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T13:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=13274"},"modified":"2011-01-07T08:33:05","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T13:33:05","slug":"test-prep-company-knewton-takes-online-courses-to-next-level-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2011\/01\/07\/test-prep-company-knewton-takes-online-courses-to-next-level-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Test-prep company Knewton takes online courses to next level: university"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2011\/01\/06\/test-prep-company-knewton-takes-online-courses-to-next-level-university\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Test-prep company Knewton takes online courses to next level: university<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from VentureBeat.com by Matt Bowman<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2011\/01\/06\/test-prep-company-knewton-takes-online-courses-to-next-level-university\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Knewton\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.venturebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Knewton.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knewton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Knewton<\/a>,  a company that provides personalized help to boost scores on tests such  as the GMAT, is taking online education to the next level: It will now  power actual university math programs for Arizona State University (ASU)  students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The announcement marks a shift for the New York based startup  company, which to date had only provided test-prep programs. ASU\u2019s  decision to use online, instructorless remedial education raises the  question of just how much new technologies could disrupt the traditional  university model.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">ASU students who score below a certain threshold on the math portions of  a preliminary assessment will be required to use the Knewton-powered  adaptive-learning program. The web-based program will generate homework  assignments based on each student\u2019s individual proficiency levels and  learning styles, and adapts as students score better in a certain type  of problem. Based on the data from the online program, ASU will also  provide virtual and in-person tutoring. Once students demonstrate  college readiness in mathematics, they will advance into ASU  instructor-led math courses. The university hopes this will boost  retention and graduation rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Test-prep company Knewton takes online courses to next level: university &#8212; from VentureBeat.com by Matt Bowman . Knewton, a company that provides personalized help to boost scores on tests such as the GMAT, is taking online education to the next level: It will now power actual university math programs for Arizona State University (ASU) students. 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