McGraw-Hill Digital Learning's Yearly ProgressPro™ Wins 2005 Codie Award for Mathematics Education

McGraw-Hill Digital Learning's groundbreaking online student progress monitoring system, Yearly ProgressPro™ Math, is the recipient of a 2005 Codie Award for Best Elementary Education Instructional Solution for Mathematics from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).

The Codie Awards, established by SIIA, are the only peer-recognition awards given in the industry, and provide a unique opportunity for companies to earn the praise of their competitors. This year, more than 800 companies submitted 1,000 nominations -- the most in the program's history. A broad panel consisting of representatives from the industry trade press, mainstream technology writers, industry experts and analysts completed the first round of judging. A second round of judging was based on votes from SIIA members.

"It is extremely gratifying to be recognized by our peers, and a powerful illustration of Digital Learning's commitment to provide high-quality, innovative, and research-based solutions to raise student achievement in K-12 schools nationwide," said Steven A. Majchrzak, editorial director, McGraw-Hill Digital Learning. "The award is an affirmation of our integrated work approach that fosters strong collaboration between our technology development team and our editorial and research groups. By bringing together talent from the various product development fields, we believe we can deliver the best products and value to our customers."

Personalized Instruction

Yearly ProgressPro™ Math is available for Grades 1-8, Algebra and Geometry. Through weekly 15-minute tests, Yearly ProgressPro™ Math is able to evaluate student progress and prescribe specific instruction for individual students. Teachers monitor progress through a series of scientifically designed weekly assessments, or they create their own tests from an item bank containing 37,000 problems.

Math problems in the test pool have been developed and reviewed by university researchers, curriculum and assessment experts and teachers for content quality and validity. In addition, the program includes nearly 900 tutorial exercises that can be prescribed automatically to meet each student's individual learning needs. By combining ongoing progress monitoring with individualized instruction, Yearly ProgressPro™ Math gives teachers important tools to help every child succeed in math.

About Yearly ProgressPro™

Launched in 2003 by McGraw-Hill Digital Learning, Yearly ProgressPro™ is an online progress monitoring system built on 25 years of research in the scientific methodology of Curriculum-Based Measurement, which has been proven to be a highly effective method for improving student learning outcomes. Yearly ProgressPro™ helps administrators and teachers track progress towards districts' Adequate Yearly Progress goals, a key component of No Child Left Behind. For more information, visit http://www.mhdigitallearning.com/ and click "Product Tour" or call 1-800-848-1567, ext. 4424.

ABOUT MCGRAW-HILL DIGITAL LEARNING

McGraw-Hill Digital Learning provides research-based, standards-aligned solutions that integrate diagnostics, prescriptive content, and reporting to improve instruction and raise student performance. McGraw-Hill Digital Learning is part of McGraw-Hill Education's Assessment and Reporting group, and is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's and BusinessWeek. Founded in 1888, the Corporation has more than 290 offices in more than 37 countries. Sales in 2004 were $5.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/.

SOURCE: McGraw Hill Education

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