INDIVIDUALS BUSINESSES UNIVERSITIES SIGN IN OVERVIEW LEARNING ENGINEERING HISTORY LEADERSHIP AWARDS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SOCIAL IMPACT ENGINEERING Better Outcomes Kaplan employs hundreds of Learning Engineers who use the latest analytics and technological advances to create and test new course and product features. We begin our testing in small pilot programs, then at scale with thousands of students. This helps us determine how to improve the learning experience, and how to teach students the knowledge and skills they need. It also ensures that the investment our students and corporate and institutional customers make is well spent. We achieve this continued excellence by doing applied research in four critical areas: Learning Science We use specific methodologies to study and understand the different ways people learn, and use the information we learn to better each of our programs, products and courses. Instructional Design Over the years, we have studied hundreds of learning models to determine which ones best allow our students to learn effectively across individual programs and courses. Data Science Our analysts are constantly reviewing massive data sets to extract insights used in the design of our products. Psychometics We research individual learning behaviors to enhance our programs and courses for all students. Kaplan has been, and continues to be, recognized for its investment in testing and research, and its systematic learning engineering approach. Our work is pioneering and is used as a model in the education sector—in fact, learning scientists and instructional designers from other leading traditional institutions partner with Kaplan to test their own learning science innovations at scale. Ithaka S + R Learning Engineering at Kaplan University (October 2016) READ THE FULL ITHAKA S+R PUBLICATION There is a growing gap between the findings of the basic science of learning and the practices and conditions of learning at institutions of higher education. To bridge that gap, Kaplan established systems to test and apply the general principles in context. Facilitated by a centralized curriculum development process, a competency-based approach to assessment, and a disciplined “Research Pipeline,” Kaplan has fostered a learning climate that is increasingly shaped by evidence rather than inertia or intuition. Its efforts provide an example from which others in the higher education community—not-for-profit, public, and for-profit—can learn a great deal. U.S. Department of Education Ed Tech Developer’s Guide: A primer for Developers, Startups and Entrepreneurs (April 2015) READ THE DEPT. OF EDUCATION GUIDE The Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education spotlighted our “Kaplan Way” checklist Kaplan’s learning engineering approach as a “best practice” for edtech developers to assess whether an edtech product or service aligns with learning science principles, and; thus increase the odds it will produce good outcomes for students. Learning Leadership Kaplan employs teams of professionals worldwide that include Instructional Designers, Learning Scientists and Engineers, Data Scientists, and Education Technologists. Each plays a critical role in our learning engineering work. Overseeing the work of these teams is our Kaplan Learning Innovation team, which provides training, formulates strategy and best practices, and gives access to new learning research across all Kaplan academic and product teams. KLI also conducts bi-annual, business-wide learning reviews to measure and align our learning engineering efforts, something that is unique in the education industry. Kaplan Learning Innovation Advisory Board The Kaplan Learning Innovation team is guided by an advisory board of distinguished learning scientists, who connect us to cutting-edge learning science developments and consult with Kaplan businesses on the design of research pilots. 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