VantageLearning . During the
evaluation, IntelliMetric was used to score 500 responses to six
GMAT(R) test prompts .

About Vantage Learning

Vantage Learning (www. An individual can enter a response to a
question posed, submit the response, and receive an immediate score
with feedback within seconds .
"The LMS platform provides teachers with a unique and effective way of
learning. It is a system designed to reinforce best-practices
instructional design and foster active reflection and sharing within student
communities.

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The current custom platform features 28 customized flash interactivities
within 36 modules of content authored to be presented in this LMS, and also
utilizes XplanaCourse (TM) communication utilities to facilitate active peer-
to-peer support and learning opportunities ."
XplanaCourse(TM) is unique in its collection of collaboration and
communication tools as well as in its assortment of content management
functionality. Xplana Learning's work is driven by the core
philosophy that while technology is a key component in instructor and student
success , it should blend with human touch and imagination rather than disrupt
them.

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More than 1,500 schools and 1,800 programs around the world
use the assessment exam. This agreement level was also significantly higher than the
former method. ACT has nearly two decades of experience in
computer-based testing and has delivered 4. In the first year it was offered, the
assessment GMAC sponsored, now known as the Graduate Management
Admission Test, or GMAT(R), was taken just over 2,000 times; in recent
years , it has been taken more than 200,000 times annually.

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About ACT

ACT has a well-established reputation for excellence and integrity
in test development.gmac.

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ACT will provide essay scoring by
human raters that will be combined with automated essay scoring
provided by Vantage Learning . IntelliMetric
is an artificial intelligence program capable of scoring open-ended
and constructed -response questions with documented levels of accuracy
and reliability exceeding that of human expert scorers. Currently, 4,500 colleges and
universities use the company's admission services. For additional information, please visit http://www.

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Initially
used in admissions by 54 schools, the GMAT is now used by more than
1,500 schools and 1,800 programs around the world.

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com), the world's leading
provider of online assessment tools, has entered into an agreement
with ACT Inc."
After a thorough evaluation of Vantage Learning's IntelliMetric
automated essay scoring program, ACT determined the program was able
to accurately and reliably score the GMAT(R) essays. IntelliMetric showed very similar results to
human raters, with a perfect and/or adjacent agreement 96-98% of the
time. IntelliMetric administers and scores responses to
open-ended questions over the Internet using advanced artificial
intelligence (AI) technology.com) began as an association of nine business schools whose
goal was to develop a standardized test to help business schools
select qualified applicants. The design
flexibility of XplanaCourse(TM) allowed McGraw-Hill Education to deliver a
unique learning interface created specifically for professional development.

About McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw-Hill Education is a leading global provider of electronic and print
products that enhance teaching and learning in pre-K through Grade 12, higher
education and professional markets.com

April Hattori (for McGraw-Hill Education)
Vice President, Communications
(212) 904-3214
april_hattori@mcgraw-hill.

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Graduate Management Admission Council Approves ACT Recommendation of Vantage Learning to Provide Essay Scoring Services Beginning 2006

GMAC is a non-profit education association of leading business
schools worldwide and is dedicated to creating access to and
disseminating information about graduate business and management
education. The organization administers the GMAT(R)--the only test
designed specifically for business schools--more than 200,000 times
annually. Vantage is providing automated essay scoring for several ACT
programs. We've found the ACT human essay scoring to be outstanding
and combining this with IntelliMetric is the right choice for
computer-based essay scoring. This new LMS will strengthen McGraw-Hill's
Professional Development business by enabling it to provide school districts
with dynamic and interactive Web-based professional development courses.
"Quality professional development programs are critical in any educational
environment, especially in light of NCLB requirements regarding teacher
quality," said Beth McBride, president, McGraw-Hill Professional Development.

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Vantage Learning provides services in all 50 states including
Pennsylvania , Massachusetts, Virginia, Oregon, and Texas and provides
services to educational leaders such as The College Board, ACT,
Harcourt Assessment, Inc.com/products/products_xc.

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Xplana built McGraw -Hill Education's new LMS as a customized version of
its proprietary LMS, XplanaCourse(TM), a standards -based LMS platform designed
to deliver the highest quality online learning experience. "Our
LMS platform will help McGraw-Hill Education to provide superior training for
teachers, including not only step-by-step video reinforced by interactive
problem types and synthesis activities, but a community module designed to
foster peer-to-peer assistance and mentoring.php.

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The announcement was made from the floor
at the Association of Test Publishers' Innovations In Testing 2005
Conference. Vantage
Learning's IntelliMetric consistently applies the pooled knowledge
(scoring rubric) of expert scorers to the essays it receives. "In the
past three years, we've seen an increased focus on writing at both the
secondary and post-secondary levels.

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"We're proud that ACT and the GMAC have chosen to use
IntelliMetric in scoring the essay portion of the GMAT(R)," said Dr.2 million computer-adaptive
tests to 1.

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com), an affiliate of
Vantage Laboratories and the leading provider of online assessment and
automated essay scoring, developed IntelliMetric(TM) to meet the needs
of business, education , and government agencies needing a
comprehensive Internet-based test authoring, delivery, scoring and
reporting platform.

About Xplana Learning
Xplana Learning is an innovative educational software company based in
Boston, MA.

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In addition, MY Access! was included
in Technology and Learning Magazine's Top 10 Smart Technologies for
Schools in 2002, and is a Codie Awards finalist three years in a row. XplanaCourse(TM) allows instructors to create both traditional
and more extensive activities and assessments that can be exported for use
with other LMS platforms. The corporation has
more than 300 offices in 40 countries.

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to provide computer-based essay scoring for the
Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) portion of the Graduate Management
Admission Test(R) (GMAT(R)) beginning in 2006.
Delivery of the ACT human and Vantage automated scoring of the
GMAT(R) AWA will begin in early 2006.xplana.oconnor@paradigmshiftpr.

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The company
specializes in learning solutions and products that facilitate more effective
online teaching and learning.com

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Scott Elliot, Chief Operating Officer for Vantage Learning.

McGraw-Hill Education Launches a Customized Learning Management System for Teacher Education Developed by Xplana Learning

Additional information is available at http://www.com.com.

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xplana. It is a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies , 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 .3 billion.

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About the Graduate Management Admission Council

Founded in 1953, the Graduate Management Admission Council
(www. BOSTON, McGraw-Hill Education, a leading global
provider of electronic and print products that enhance teaching and learning
in pre-K through Grade 12, higher education and professional markets, today
announced the launch of a customized Learning Management System (LMS) for its
Professional Development division. In
addition, LMS will enable school districts to track educators' performance
data that can easily be analyzed and compared for reporting purposes .

Media Contacts:
Dennis O'Connor (for Xplana Learning)
President
Paradigm Communications
(508) 650-0100; cell: (781) 883-5109
Dennis.

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Vantage Learning's IntelliMetric(TM) Automated Essay-Scoring Program
to Score Analytical Writing Assessment Portion of the GMAT(R)

Vantage Learning (www.2 million students. For more information on XplanaCourse (TM), please
visit: http://www. Sales in 2004 were $5.

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, CTB/McGraw Hill and Thomson Learning, and
industry giants such as Microsoft, Apple Computer, AOL, and Sun
Microsystems.

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Under a separate
agreement among ACT and Pearson VUE with the Graduate Management
Admission Council(R) (GMAC(R )), ACT is responsible for GMAT(R) AWA
prompt development and scoring. This, in turn, has intensified
the need for top-rate essay-scoring methods that can assess writing
skills.
Most recently, Vantage Learning's MY Access! won the 2004 Award of
Excellence from Technology and Learning Magazine , and Eduventures
selected Vantage Learning as one of the eight most innovative
educational technology companies. At the same time, the platform gives school districts the
information they need to track staff achievement and maintain high staff-
development standards.
"We have been working with McGraw-Hill Education on a variety of
interactive learning projects, as they have been very interested in leveraging
our experience in the areas of innovative online curriculum and interactive
educational software," said Rob Reynolds, President, Xplana Learning.

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As part of the new contract, IntelliMetric(TM), Vantage Learning's
automated essay scoring engine, will score applicants' responses to
two types of prompts within each GMAT(R ) AWA assessment. This LMS platform, created by Xplana
Learning, a leading provider of interactive educational software, will deliver
online courses to K-12 teachers in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Reading, and Literature. Xplana Learning provides software and services aimed at delivering
superior learning experiences and assessment possibilities.