New, Innovative Engage Response System Encourages Class Participation, Boosts
Achievement
Fun, Interactive Student Response System Seamlessly Integrated With Prosper
Assessment System
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the Florida Educational
Technology Conference (FETC), Pearson launched the Engage(TM) Response System,
an innovative new tool for increasing class participation, assessing student
progress and improving overall achievement. Designed with both the student and
teacher in mind, this new student response system is seamlessly integrated
with the award-winning Prosper(TM) assessment system.
The Engage Response System was developed in collaboration with Renaissance
Learning.
"As leaders in assessment and education technology, this partnership
between Pearson and Renaissance Learning is a natural fit," said Steve
Schmidt, president and chief operating officer, Renaissance Learning.
"Together we will expand the visibility and use of the handheld responders as
a tool to engage learners in the K-12, higher education and other markets. The
integration of Prosper with the Engage Response System is a terrific
combination of interactive testing and enhances data collection and
reporting."
Now teachers can use the Engage Response System with Prosper to easily
create, administer, score and analyze classroom tests, as well as track
progress over time. With assessment data at their fingertips, teachers can
spot weaknesses and provide tailored instruction -- to help students meet and
exceed achievement goals.
"Integrating Prosper with the new Engage Response System gives teachers a
way to motivate students to participate in class and measure their progress,"
said John Harnett, president and CEO of the Data Management group of Pearson.
"When these two innovative education technology tools are combined, students
are more engaged in learning and achieve at the highest levels."
The Engage Response System offers students a fun and interactive way to
participate in classroom instruction. Its colorful responder is easy to use,
functions as a calculator, and is able to store notes, assignments and more.
The Engage software features a toolbar that floats above other
applications on the teacher's computer or projection screen and can be
controlled from anywhere in the classroom. The responder display accommodates
up to six lines of text, allowing teachers to transmit an entire question and
eliminate the need for paper and projectors. The Engage Response System uses
radio frequency technology so teachers simply plug the receiver into any USB
capable computer and they are up and running.
Single classroom sets of the Engage Response System start at $2,199. For
more information, visit http://www.EngageResponseSystem.com or call
800-447-3269.
About Pearson
Pearson is the global leader in educational publishing, assessment,
information and services, helping people of all ages to learn at their own
pace, in their own way. Backed by a half-century of knowledge and expertise,
the Data Management group of Pearson provides data management technologies and
services for use in education, business and health care settings. Pearson's
other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin
Group.
About Renaissance Learning
Renaissance Learning, Inc., is the world's leading provider of
computer-based assessment technology for preK-12 schools. Adopted by more than
73,000 North American schools, Renaissance Learning's tools provide daily
formative assessment and periodic progress-monitoring technology to enhance
core curriculum, support differentiated instruction and personalize practice
in reading, writing and math. Renaissance Learning products help educators
make the practice component of their existing curriculum more effective by
providing tools to personalize practice and easily manage the daily activities
for students of all levels. As a result, teachers using Renaissance Learning
products accelerate learning, get more satisfaction from teaching and help
students achieve higher test scores on state and national tests. Renaissance
Learning has seven U.S. locations and subsidiaries in Canada, India and the
United Kingdom.
SOURCE Pearson
Lisa Wolfe of L. Wolfe Communications, +1-773-325-9935, lwolfe@lwolfe.com, for
Pearson
