ED Review Critical Of Carnegie Math Software

The New York Times (10/9, Gabriel, Richtel, Subscription Publication) reports that according to an ED review of software from "Carnegie Learning, a company started by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University," the software falls short of its promise to deliver "Revolutionary Results" as promised. ED's review said that the firm's "flagship software, Cognitive Tutor...had 'no discernible effects' on the standardized test scores of high school students. A separate 2009 federal look at 10 major software products for teaching algebra as well as elementary and middle school math and reading found that nine of them, including Cognitive Tutor, 'did not have statistically significant effects on test scores.'"