Carnegie Learning Private Dataset Terms of Use

Access to Carnegie Learning’s datasets is conditional upon agreement to the following terms:

• You agree to use these data for academic research purposes only. You agree that these data and any analyses of these data will not be used in development or marketing of commercial products.

• You will acknowledge Carnegie Learning in any publication resulting from this research and notify Carnegie Learning (researchpartner@carnegielearning.com) of any publications resulting from this research. In addition, academic papers and similar results of research should make references according to the following:

  • Research on Cognitive Tutor® or MATHia® software should reference: Ritter, S., Anderson, J.R., Koedinger, K.R., & Corbett, A. (2007) The Cognitive Tutor: Applied research in mathematics education. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 14(2), pp. 249-255. [https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/BF03194060]

  • Research on Fast ForWord should reference: Scientific Learning Corporation (1999).  Improved language skills by children with low reading performance who used Fast ForWord Language in MAPS for Learning: Product Report [https://cdn.carnegielearning.com/assets/research/30052ffwlanguageprodrpt.pdf]

• Upon completion of the research project, you will notify Carnegie Learning (researchpartner@carnegielearning.com)

• You will not attempt to determine the identity of any individuals (including both teachers and students) or schools represented in the dataset(s).

• Any published results must not include the identity of any individuals (either students or teachers), schools or school districts, whether such identities are determined from the data itself or from some other source.

• Published data must be in summary or statistical form. You may not disclose or report on any individual student data, even if such data is anonymous.

• You agree not to use these data to attempt to discover, implement or reverse engineer the Cognitive Tutor®, MATHia®, Fast ForWord or other software or any functions of such software.

• You are the only person who will access these data. If you are collaborating with others who require access to these data, they must independently agree to these terms.

• If you make copies of the data, you must destroy these copies at the completion of the research project or at the request of Carnegie Learning.

• If your access to the dataset(s) includes web service access, you will take no actions jeopardizing the availability and accessibility of the dataset(s).

• To the extent authorized under the laws of your state, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Carnegie Learning, its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents of and from any and all claims, demands, losses, causes of action, damage, lawsuits, judgments, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or relating to your use and analysis of the Carnegie Learning dataset(s) or your violation of this Agreement.

• Carnegie Learning reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change these terms of use or discontinue your access to the dataset(s) at any time, without notice.