Wiley Broadens Access to Knewton Alta in Mathematics
November 19 2020 - 8:11AM
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Wiley Continues Accelerating its Strategy to
Increase Education Equity, Level Roadblocks and Drive Learner
Outcomes
From the 2020 American Mathematical Association of Two Year
Colleges conference, John Wiley and Sons Inc. (NYSE:JWA) (NYSE:JWB)
today announced it will broaden access to its Knewton Alta
Foundations of Math course that covers the entire developmental
math curriculum – content that is critical for learners to advance
in their future academic and professional achievements.
Beginning in May 2021, the Knewton Alta Foundations of Math
course will be freely available to students whose higher ed
institution has adopted Knewton Alta for a developmental and
gateway math & statistics sequence. The Foundations course can
be used to support a prerequisite or corequisite developmental
curriculum. Beginning today, Wiley will also offer a new,
self-paced Knewton Alta Foundations of Math Self-Study course for
all learners in need of support as they prepare for a new math
course, math placement exam, or refine their skills after some time
away from the discipline.
“At Wiley, our goal is to improve access to high quality
education and empower learners to enter the fields that are driving
our global economy forward,” said Matt Leavy, Executive Vice
President, Wiley in Education Publishing. “We believe technology
has the potential to transform what’s possible in education.
Platforms, like Knewton Alta, can teach complex subjects like
calculus and statistics in a way that better enables students and
clears the path for long-term success – putting achievement within
reach for all students.”
Success in a gateway math or statistics course is one of the
biggest predictors of overall college success, yet math remains a
significant obstacle to degree completion and equitable outcomes
for millions of students, according to Mathematical Association of
America; and research from the National Center of Education
Statistics shows many students enrolled in these courses do not
complete them leading to unmet learning outcomes, changed career
paths, and often accumulating education debt. The research also
shows the issue is more prevalent for Black and Latino students,
who leave programs at far higher rates than their white peers.
“Students of color and those who live in poverty often do not
have equal access to the educational resources needed to succeed in
college, particularly those enrolling in mathematics and statistics
courses. Wiley is addressing a largely unmet need in underserved
communities by helping disadvantaged learners effectively marry
preparation with opportunity,” said Donald Doane, Co-Founder, Black
Learners Matter. “It’s truly exciting to see this transformative
technology being used to tangibly improve learning outcomes for the
students who need it most.”
Wiley’s Knewton Alta is expertly designed with adaptive learning
technology to deliver a personalized learning experience that is
more affordable and accessible, and improves student outcomes in
math, statistics, economics, and chemistry. With the company’s
acquisition of Knewton Alta last year, Wiley continues to be a
source of tech-enabled content, platforms and services that
together help learners achieve their goals in new and powerful
ways. Today’s announcement reinforces Wiley’s commitment to
accelerate the success of today’s learners, educators, and
institutions.
For more information, please visit Wiley.com.
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