Carnegie Learning
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Carnegie Learning is a leading publisher of middle school and high school math curricula. The company's Cognitive Tutor software is an intelligent tutoring system used by more than 475,000 students in over 1300 school systems. The Cognitive Tutor program integrates interactive software sessions, text, and teacher-led classroom instruction to teach Algebra Readiness, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Integrated Math curricula.
In 2004, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Carnegie Learning’s Cognitive Tutor Algebra I program as one of two math curricula (out of 44 evaluated) scientifically proven to have significant, positive effects on student learning.
Because Carnegie Learning’s pedagogy is scientifically based, the curricula are increasingly at the forefront of high school transformation initiatives in large urban area school districts such as Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; Denver; and Chicago, where the curricula are being piloted with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
In July of 2006, the company launched their Online Store, offering curriculum kits priced and packaged for the consumer, Supplemental and Homeschool markets.
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Learning was founded in 1998 by cognitive science researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, such as John R. Anderson, in conjunction with veteran mathematics teachers. Carnegie Learning products generally operate based on Anderson's ACT-R theory of cognition; software is developed to essentially include the mental model, facts, and steps that an expert would use at work, such as when solving a math problem. The software tracks and compares the student's work to the expert model and offers assistance when the student's work is incorrect and does not coincide. The company is privately held.
