Defining Critical Thinking
I had the pleasure recently of spending a little time with Simon Lebus, the Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment (CA). The last time I checked, CA was Europe’s largest assessment agency. During part of that conversation, Simon pointed me to a research report CA produced in 2008 on critical thinking. …
How adaptive learning can help solve the pass/fail education problem
For some time now, many educators have contended that our current school-year-based system, in which students are expected to accomplish a certain set of objectives in a certain arbitrary unit of time, is fundamentally broken. One of the current, and controversial, approaches that seeks to fix it is “competency-based learning.” In …
What is Adaptive Learning?
David Kuntz is the Vice President of Research at Knewton If you’ve spent any time in the field of educational technology, you may have heard the term “adaptive learning,” or one of its many aliases: adaptive instruction, adaptive hypermedia, computer-based learning, intelligent tutoring systems, computer-based pedagogical agents… If you’re like …
GMAT algorithm FAQ, part 3
David Kuntz developed the algorithm for Knewton’s GMAT prep course. He is one of the brilliant brains behind the accuracy of Knewton CATs. This is the final installment in his CAT FAQ. For more info, check out parts 1 and 2. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 How …
GMAT algorithm FAQ, part 2
David Kuntz is Vice President, Research at Knewton, where he builds the CATs for its online GMAT course. He is one of the brilliant brains behind the accuracy of Knewton CATs. This is part 2 in a series of posts about the algorithm behind the GMAT. Part 1 | Part …
How the GMAT Algorithm Works
David Kuntz is Vice President, Research at Knewton, where he builds the CATs for its online GMAT course. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 I’ve received a number of inquiries from the community about the GMAT algorithm, so I thought it best to reply in article form. Here …
