David Kuntz developed the algorithm for Knewton’s GMAT prep course.  He is one of the brilliant brains behind the accuracy of Knewton CATs.  This is the final installment in his CAT FAQ. For more info, check out part 1 and part 2. – How can my overall percentile be higher than both my quantitative and [...]

David Kuntz is Vice President, Research at Knewton, where he builds the CATs for its online GMAT course. He is one of the brilliant brains behind the accuracy of Knewton CATs. This is part 2 in a series of posts about the algorithm behind the GMAT. – How is the GMAT actually scored? Here are [...]

David Kuntz is Vice President, Research at Knewton, where he builds the CATs for its online GMAT course. – Accuracy of Knewton CATS A lot people wonder how we’re able to offer students the best GMAT CATs in the industry. Well, the answer is simple. Several of the folks here at Knewton designed the original [...]

David Kuntz is the Vice President of Research at Knewton, where he works on perfecting the algorithm for its GMAT prep course. – We’ve received grades all our lives. In fact, we’re so used to them that we often don’t think very much about what they mean, or how they are calculated. So today we’re going to [...]

Alex Sarlin is the GMAT Verbal Lead at Knewton, where he helps students on the Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension sections of the test. He shares his insights from test day, here. For the record, he scored a 770 on the test. In reality, test day is not that different from any other [...]

Knewton VP of Research David Kuntz uses the English language to explain the numbers behind his Science. Computer-adaptive tests (CATs) come in all shapes and sizes, and you meet them everywhere: getting your driver’s license, achieving an IT certification like MCSE or CCNA, or applying for admission to business school.  Even the TV show “Are [...]

The word “adapt” has its roots in the Latin word aptare, meaning “to fit.” We think learning works best when it fits you specifically, the way shoes work best when they fit your feet. One on one, any competent teacher can customize the lesson to fit a student’s needs. But in groups, it can be [...]