ThinkCERCA, a recognized industry leader in literacy, has been named a winner in the 2024 Robust Algorithms for Thorough Essay Rating (RATER) User Approaches Challenge overseen by The Learning Agency. The purpose of the competition is to drive innovation in education technology and to grow the field of learning engineering. ThinkCERCA’s selection recognizes how the company’s integrated AI capabilities empower students to achieve significant growth in their academic writing ability while also saving valuable teacher time. Together with coveted recognition for being selected from a competitive field of global participants, ThinkCERCA received a prize of $250,000 to support further advancement of our AI capabilities.
As a result of this win, ThinkCERCA will integrate The Learning Agency Lab’s algorithms to further enhance ThinkCERCA’s AI writing feedback capabilities. This will result in more accurate, consistent, and detailed feedback for student writers.
“We are excited to be named a winner in this prestigious competition. Our previous win in the 2022 Tools Competition enabled us to accelerate our vision for democratizing access to excellent writing instruction globally,” said Eileen Murphy, ThinkCERCA’s Founder and CEO. “Collaboration with organizations such as The Learning Agency is vital to building effective, results-proven solutions for teachers and students. Our success in maintaining industry-leading student growth and this win are testaments to our approach to developing sophisticated literacy skills for the new economy.”
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