McGraw-Hill Higher Education and ALEKS Corporation Offer Enhanced PreCalculus and College Algebra Courses

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Higher Education, a global provider of traditional and digital education content and tools focused on improving student learning outcomes, and ALEKS Corporation, a leader in the creation of web-based artificially intelligent educational software, today announced the release of enhanced ALEKS PreCalculus Suite course products, including PreCalculus, College Algebra, College Algebra with Trigonometry, and Trigonometry. These enhanced courses feature hundreds of new and improved course topics and ALEKS AI-2, the next generation intelligence engine to improve student learning outcomes, and allow for better curriculum and textbook coverage to help students succeed.

"It is critical to McGraw-Hill Higher Education that we continually improve the learning solutions that drive student achievement," said Kurt Strand, president of McGraw-Hill Higher Education's Science, Engineering and Math group.  "The enhanced PreCalculus Suite courses will improve student learning outcomes, while also simplifying course management for instructors."

"User feedback and learning results are critical to our success. We assess every aspect of the ALEKS experience and continuously make improvements based on student learning data," said Dan Bindman, editorial director of ALEKS Corporation.  "As a result, we have added hundreds of new topics that instructors can include or exclude to best meet their PreCalculus and College Algebra curriculum and textbook coverage needs."

ALEKS is a web-based program that interacts with students much like a skilled human tutor, with the ability to assess precisely a student's knowledge and provide personalized instruction on the exact topics the student is most ready to learn. By targeting gaps in student skills and providing comprehensive explanations, practice, and feedback, ALEKS dramatically improves student performance and retention.

The enhanced PreCalculus, College Algebra, College Algebra with Trigonometry, and Trigonometry course products are available for immediate use through McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

About McGraw-Hill Higher Education:

McGraw-Hill Higher Education, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, is a leading innovator in the development of 21st century teaching and learning digital solutions for postsecondary and higher education markets worldwide. Through a comprehensive range of traditional and digital education content and tools focused on improving student learning outcomes, McGraw-Hill Higher Education empowers and prepares professionals and students to connect, learn and succeed in the global economy. McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), has offices in 33 countries and publishes in more than 65 languages. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com

About ALEKS Corporation

ALEKS Corporation is a leader in the creation of web-based, artificially intelligent, educational software.  ALEKS assessment and learning technologies were originally developed by a team of cognitive scientists, mathematicians, and software engineers at the University of California, Irvine, with major funding from the National Science Foundation.  ALEKS is founded on groundbreaking research in mathematical cognitive science known as Knowledge Space Theory.  Through adaptive questioning, ALEKS accurately assesses a student's knowledge state and then delivers targeted instruction on the topics the student is most ready to learn.

ALEKS has been used by millions of students in more than 50 academic subjects ranging from elementary school mathematics to PreCalculus at thousands of schools and other educational institutions throughout the world.  For additional information, visit http://www.aleks.com.

SOURCE McGraw-Hill Higher Education