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Cognitive Tutor ® Algebra I was developed by and is distributed by
Carnegie Learning, Inc. Address: Frick Building, 20th Floor, 437 Grant
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Email: info@carnegielearning.com.
Web: http://www.carnegielearning.com/software_features.cfm.
Telephone: (888) 851-7094.
Pilot implementation of the curriculum began in 1992 with 84 students in one school. As of August 2008, Cognitive Tutor ® curricula, which include Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and Integrated Math, have been used by more than 500,000 students in approximately 2,600 urban, rural, and suburban school districts across the United States. The number of students solely using Cognitive Tutor ® Algebra I is not available.
Cognitive Tutor ® Algebra I addresses both mathematical content and process standards. Generally, three periods a week are spent using the Cognitive Tutor ® Algebra I text for classroom activities, and two periods are spent in the computer lab using the Cognitive Tutor ® Algebra I software. The textbook aims to foster a collaborative classroom environment where students develop skills to work cooperatively to solve problems, participate in investigations, and propose and compare solutions. Students learn with the adaptive software at their own pace. The math problems are designed to emphasize connections between verbal, numeric, graphic, and algebraic representations.
Curricula can be purchased as a full license for software and text or as a software-only license. Cognitive Tutor ® Algebra I as a blended model is available as a set of software and textbooks for a price of approximately $67.70 per student; a teacher text set of materials costs $85. Volume and term discounts are available, as well as site license models for schools purchasing the software only; contact the publisher for a price quote.
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