Carnegie Learning Introduces Math Curricula for Homeschool Market; Leading Self-Paced Math Program Brings Research-Based Learning to Middle and High School Level Students at Home.

PITTSBURGH -- Carnegie Learning, Inc., a leading publisher of math curricula for middle schools and high schools, today announced its first offering priced and packaged specifically to meet the unique needs of Homeschool students and teachers.

Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Integrated Math I, II, & III curricula are used by more than 375,000 students in over 1,000 public and private school districts nationwide. Independent studies of Carnegie Learning implementations in urban, rural and suburban areas demonstrate that Carnegie Learning's unique "learning by doing" approach is proven to improve standardized test scores, student attitudes toward math and problem solving, and critical thinking skills.

The instructional format combines textbooks with self-paced software designed around an artificial intelligence model that identifies weaknesses in each student's mastery of mathematical concepts, automatically customizes prompts to focus on areas where students are struggling, and sends them to new problems addressing those specific concepts. It also provides positive feedback as they learn, and encourages them to continue forward.

Carnegie Learning's seven curricula are available at http://store.carnegielearning.com/ and may be purchased as a full text and software program, or as software-only supplement to other math textbooks. All software purchases are supported by 30 days of technical assistance. Also included with the software is a Teacher's Toolkit, a report that provides parents with a daily view of the student's progress.

"Carnegie Learning is pleased to respond to the growing community of parents and homeschool educators who want a competitively priced, proven, and rigorous math program for their college-bound students," said Dennis Ciccone, CEO of Carnegie Learning. "Our curricula are ideal for at-home learning because they are self-paced and customized to each student's individual needs. And because mathematical concepts at this level are abstract and often challenging to parents, the prompts and hints guide students when instructors may be less confident."

In addition to implementation in an individual homeschool environment, Carnegie Learning programs are well suited for cooperative learning environments where parents pool their expertise to teach students multiple subjects. The textbooks include optional group activities and collaborative assignments that reinforce what the student accomplishes individually using the text and software.

Carnegie Learning's curricula are based on more than two decades of cognitive science research at Carnegie Mellon University studying how students think, learn, and apply new knowledge in mathematics. The programs engage students in problem solving and reasoning related to real-world situations. Students are able to work through the problems using multiple representations -- such as words, equations, tables, graphs and fractions, decimals or percents - which help them to envision and solve problems using different methods and to understand the relationships between different mathematical representations.

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Carnegie Learning is a leading publisher of core, full-year mathematics curricula as well as supplemental intervention applications for middle school and high school students. The company's Cognitive Tutor(R) programs integrate interactive software sessions, text, and student-centered classroom lessons into a unique learning platform for algebra readiness, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math programs. The U.S. Department of Education recognizes Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I program as one of only two math curricula scientifically proven to have significant, positive effects on student learning.