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For Immediate Release
Jennifer Harrison, 916-716-0636
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Matthew Hart, 512-721-7832
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HOLT LAUNCHES THREE NEW QUANTUM® ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE TUTORS
Tutors Support Chemistry and Physical
Science Curriculum
Austin, Texas - January 21, 2004
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston announced today that three new Quantum®
Artificial Intelligence Tutors are now available to complement chemistry
and physical science lessons in Holt Chemistry, Holt Modern
Chemistry, and Holt Science Spectrum Physical Science,
as well as Holt Professional Development for teachers. The three new
Tutors: Stoichiometry, Chemical Reactions and Chemical Bonding, join
six online Tutors that were released in January 2003, providing comprehensive
instruction for student learning and teacher development.
The Quantum Tutors® provide an on-demand,
web-based educational resource for students who need personal coaching
on difficult science concepts and for teachers, the Tutors may be
used as a refresher or for lesson planning. Similar to a human tutor,
the Quantum Tutors® provide individualized hints, guidance, and advice
throughout the solution, based on the student's or teacher's own work,
ensuring a conceptually balanced and more meaningful understanding
of the subject. The Quantum Tutors® go beyond simply offering a correct
answer; they use dialogue-driven technology to help the student or
teacher understand why an answer is correct or incorrect. Students
and teachers enter their own work just as they would on paper and
the Tutor interprets their work and coaches them through the problem-solving
process. Additionally, the Tutors follow progress, presenting increasingly
more challenging problem-solving scenarios as students and teachers
become more successful at a particular topic.
The Tutors are accessible online, can
be used in class, in the computer lab or at home, and give hints and
step-by-step instructions, enabling students and teachers to practice
at their own pace on any problem of their own choice, not just from
a selection of pre-stored problems.
"These new Quantum Tutors® will give
teachers another level of learning support to help students with difficult
concepts in chemistry and physical science," said Judy Fowler, Holt
president. "Holt is continually seeking out the best available technology
products to enhance our curriculum and supplementary resources. The
Quantum® Artificial Intelligence Tutors are examples of the best application
of AI technology applied in education that we have seen today and
it is exciting to distribute the Quantum® products."
"Our dialogue-driven technology takes
Holt's Online Learning and Professional Development programs to a
level never available before," said Dr. Benny Johnson, president and
CEO of Quantum® and co-developer of the company's patented and patent-pending
AI technologies.
"Combined with Holt's exemplary online
offerings, students and teachers will significantly improve conceptual
understanding, allowing them to experience successful mastery of important
science content," said Rebecca Renshaw, executive vice president at
Quantum®.
The original six Tutors in the Holt
portfolio addressed the complex science topics of: Elements, Ionic
Compound Formulas, Mathematics of Chemical Formulas, Measurement,
Equation Balancing, and Oxidation Numbers.
About Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Holt, Rinehart and Winston is a leading publisher of textbooks and
educational materials for grades six through 12 and is part of Harcourt
Education, a global education provider serving students and teachers
in PreK through grade 12, adult learners, and readers of all ages.
The Harcourt companies are Harcourt School Publishers, Holt, Rinehart
and Winston, Harcourt Supplemental Publishers (including the Rigby
and Steck-Vaughn imprints), Harcourt Educational Measurement, The
Psychological Corporation, Classroom Connect, Harcourt Canada, Harcourt
Religion Publishers, and Harcourt Trade Publishers. For further information,
please call (800) 992-1627 or visit www.hrw.com
or www.harcourt.com.
Harcourt Education is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc.
About Reed Elsevier
Reed Elsevier Group plc (www.reedelsevier.com)
is a world-leading publisher and information provider. It is owned
equally by Reed Elsevier PLC (NYSE: RUK) and Reed Elsevier NV (NYSE:
ENL). Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business
industry sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high value and flexible information
solutions to professional end users, with increasing emphasis on the
Internet. Building on its strong position in key markets and its established
brands and content, the company is investing aggressively in the migration
of its portfolio to electronic delivery, with links to a wide range
of content-related services and transactional capabilities.
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 improve
their knowledge and appreciation for the sciences. Teacher tested
and approved by educators across the United States, Quantum's AI software
is proven in research studies to improve comprehension, problem solving
skills and test scores by as much as 50%. Quantum's intelligent tutoring
engines are integrated with existing web-based learning products,
providing a strong competitive edge for distributing partners. 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. For more information, please visit www.quantumsimulations.com.
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